Here are some of the many visitors to the gadget stall on campus. From left: Adam Wallin, Carl Holmqvist, Isac Wänerstig, Alexander Spens and Kevin Lundström, who are all studying Mechanical Engineering: Product Development and Industrial Design at JTH.
Used items get new owners on campus
On 22-25 April, there will be a gadget stall near the Student's House on campus, where students in particular can swap, pick up or drop off used items.
“People really smile when they come here, so I think we are in the right place,” says Marina Sahlstedt, Environmental and Waste Engineer at June Avfall & Miljö.
Marina Sahlstedt, Environmental and Waste Engineer, and Elin Wetter, Communications Officer, at June Avfall & Miljö.
The stall comes from June Avfall & Miljö and is part of the Sustainability Days ("Hållbarhetsdagarna"), organized by Jönköping municipality. The items come from gadget stalls at the sorting yards in Jönköping municipality and the stall on campus will be filled with new used items throughout the week.
"The aim is to reduce waste and reuse what we have. We are on campus because many students are environmentally conscious and often need things, but may not have access to a car so they can get out to our sorting yards," says Elin Wetter, communicator at June Avfall & MIljö.
"A positive feeling"
The response from the students has been great.
"There have been a lot of people here and good spin on our things. We have thought about the target group of students and among the things that have been used are household utensils, suitcases, inflatable mattresses and more and someone was super happy for a paddle rack, says Elin Wetter.
"There's a really positive feeling on campus and it's good that we're here for several days so we have a chance to work the concept in a bit. It seems that several students also want to submit things and it will be exciting to see what they come up with, says Marina Sahlstedt.
Lectures on the road to zero emissions
Adam Wallin, who studies Product Development and Design at the School of Engineering (JTH), Jönköping University (JU), visited the gadget stall with some of his classmates.
"A great initiative! It is fun to see if there are any interesting things here, and I like the sustainability mindset," he says.
This week there will also be a number of lectures at the University Library on how research can show the way to zero carbon dioxide emissions and how Jönköping municipality works with environmental and climate issues.
Read more about the Sustainability Days here (in Swedish only)
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