Reusable Office Supply Exchange (R.O.S.E)

The Reusable Office Supply Exchange (R.O.S.E) is an on-campus source for free office and school supplies available to the campus community in Nelson Hall West 216. 

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• R.O.S.E focuses on resource accessibility in addition to waste reduction. R.O.S.E is an on campus resource that is a storehouse for used school supplies. Cal Poly Humboldt departments, local businesses, and students donate these supplies which allows these resources to be made free to the wider campus community and thus easily accessible to other students.
• R.O.S.E offers these donated items for free, allowing vulnerable student populations to acquire necessary school supplies without facing financial repercussions.
• Through donations, R.O.S.E negates the need to produce products that create a waste stream of their own.
• Fun Fact: on average R.O.S.E saves Humboldt students a collective $8,000 each semester. During the Fall 2019 semester, students saved over $11,000 and diverted approximately 1,528 pounds of waste from the landfill.                                                                                                                                                 

SUMMER HOURS

Reusable Office Supply Exchange (ROSE) will be open by appointment only June 1 - August 14.

Do you have something to donate or do you want to visit ROSE over the summer? Email Morgan (mpk9@humboldt.edu) to schedule an appointment. Please check below to see what we are/are not accepting before dropping anything off and for further information.

Please do NOT leave donations in the hallway outside of ROSE! This is a fire hazard and a disruption to building occupants. Schedule an appointment instead!

R.O.S.E Location and Hours

Stop by Nelson Hall West room 216 and take a look inside! Regular hours when classes are in session are Monday-Friday, 7am - 5pm.

Items we do not accept

We ask that you please not donate any of the items below, as we are not equipped to handle them, instead please check out this website with great information on where to take the donations that we don't take.

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Donations

We love and appreciate your donations but we may have an excess supply in that category. Please check what we are accepting at this time by reviewing our Guidelines before donating. Thank you!

Please put any donations on the shelves on the right as you enter ROSE. Do not leave donations on the front porch! Email wrrap@humboldt.edu to arrange a time to drop things off. 

Clothing Swaps

ROSE is moving this semester! Due to the move, we are unable to hold our usual clothing swaps. Check out and follow CCAT for volunteer Fridays, where they hold weekly clothing swaps!

If you have donations you can either drop them off during regular open hours when classes are in session, or email wrrap@humboldt.edu to make an appointment.

Stay tuned for updates on this website and our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/hsu_rose_/