Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle at the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Free Store. The free store is open to all students Mon through Fri from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Old Main 131. The free store first opened in 2019, managed by the UW-Superior Sustainability Club.
“The free store’s main purpose is to lessen our impact on the environment by giving secondhand items new purpose and home. Hopefully, through the free store, we reduce the number of items that we need to buy or dispose of,” said Mikaela Matias the president of the Sustainability club “We acknowledge that there may be students who are struggling financially and through the free store we hope to provide access to essential items that they want or need without them having to pay for it.”
The free store is located in Old Main 131. | Photo by: Isaiah Wiita
The on campus free store offers clothes, shoes, common household items, blankets, and school materials for students. The UW-Superior free store is a self-service store. Students can simply sign in and select items they need during hours of operation. The free store also accepts donations, to donate to the free store contact facilities management at facman@uwsuper.edu for more information.
The free store is also looking for more volunteers to help run and maintain the free store. If interested, you can contact the Sustainability Club at sustainability@uwsuper.edu for more information.
