Our wonderful partners include city departments, local non-profits and businesses, and volunteers—aka friends and neighbors! 

• Contact all the utility companies to terminate your services.
  • Burlington Electric
  • Vermont Gas
  • Burlington Telecom

Cleaning: When you move out, make sure to clean the place thoroughly. If you do not do this, your landlord may deduct money from your security deposit.

• Important: Leaving furniture in the greenbelt is illegal and you could be fined up to $500 if you do so!

Mailbox: Remove your name(s) from the mailbox, and have your mail held at the post office until they receive your new address.

Walk through the apartment: Make arrangements to have your landlord do a walk-through before you move out. It is your right to be present at this inspection.

Keys: Talk with your landlord about how to return your keys.

Forwarding address: Give the landlord your forwarding address so that your security deposit can be returned to you. For more information on getting your security deposit back, see pg. 6 of the Off-Campus Living Guide (PDF).

Items banned from landfills: it’s illegal to put electronics (including TVs, computers, tablets, cell phones, etc.), food scraps, or hazardous waste in the trash. The Chittenden Sold Waste District has all the info you need to trash items responsibly that aren't normal household trash.

For furniture and home goods, consider:

• ReSOURCE: Item donations are accepted at ReSOURCE - one of our non-profit partners. If you schedule a few weeks out, they can also pick items up. Make sure you check out their donation guidelines before calling. For Burlington pick-ups, call (802) 857-4345. They also have locations in Barre, Morrisville, and Williston
• Habitat for Humanity: Donations are accepted during business hours, or if you have large furniture, appliances or many items, call (802) 857-5296 to schedule a FREE pick-up.
• US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants Vermont: Email donationsuscrivt@refugees.org or call 802-655-1963 to schedule a donation (Mon - Fri, 9am to 4pm)
• Front Porch Forum — a great way to get to know your neighbors!
• Burlington Gifting
• Buy Nothing Old North End (ONE) 
• As always, take precautions against scams when interacting with people you don't know online.

Books in good condition: 

• Book Nook in the Davis Center
• Fletcher Free Library
• Winooski Memorial Library
• Free Little Libraries in your area

Non-perishable food items:

• Rally Cat's Cupboard in the Davis Center
• Your local FREE Little Pantries
• Feeding Chittenden
• North End Food Pantry

Clothing:

• Ohavi Zedek's Shalom Shuk
• North End Food Pantry

View CSWD's list of ways to donate