The Free Store is your one-stop shop that allows you to drop off stuff you don’t want anymore and pick-up things you do want for FREE. Essentially, this is a “store” where everything is free for members of the uOttawa community (students, staff, and alumni).

Our goal is to create a campus where waste is a thing of the past. By creating a space where anyone can drop off and pick up stuff, we hope to reduce consumption by offering free items to the campus. We want to make sure that items have a second chance to be used before they go to the landfill or off for recycling.

Some common items that you can find at the store are: clothing, footwear, towels and blankets, office supplies, kitchen ware, electronics, lamps, textbooks and novels, etc.

Here you'll find a list of the things you can and can't donate to the Free Store.

You can donate by using the red donation bin located in the Learning Crossroads (CRX), under the main staircase.

Acceptable

We aren’t too picky about what we collect so long as it is something that could be used by someone else.

• Clothing and footwear
• Towels and blankets
• Office supplies
• Kitchen ware and small appliances
• Electronics and lamps
• Textbooks and novels
• Much much more...

Not Acceptable

• Large pieces of furniture (sofas, beds, wall unit, etc.)
• Large appliances (stoves, washer and dryers, etc.)
• Broken and damaged electronics
• Hazardous materials
• Food