{"id":429,"date":"2011-11-04T00:08:05","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T04:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=429"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:03:20","slug":"clean-sweep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/clean-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Clean Sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bates College&#8217;s &#8216;Clean Sweep&#8217; sale will be on Sunday, June 14th 2026 at the Bates Underhill Arena.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Bates College and local non-profit organizations will host the popular \u201cClean Sweep\u201d yard sale again this year. Doors will open at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This popular community event,&nbsp; held since 1991, remains one of the largest community tag sales in Maine. Thousands of eager bargain-hunters are expected to attend the sale which, in years past, has raised $20,000 for participating nonprofits, which include John F Murphy Homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: var(--fontSansSerif);\">The bulk of the sale items come from Bates College students who donate an estimated 5,000 items, including dorm room furniture, appliances, electronics, sports equipment, camping gear, rugs, clothing, and kitchenware.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bates Clean Sweep yard sale has three goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep students\u2019 used goods out of the landfill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold a low-cost yard sale <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donate all the proceeds to local nonprofits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, bargain hunters have arrived hours before the doors open for this anticipated sale, so interested residents should plan accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Clean Sweep?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/underhill-arena\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-1.54.00-PM-400x275.webp\" alt=\"map\" class=\"wp-image-4650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-1.54.00-PM-400x275.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-1.54.00-PM-900x618.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-1.54.00-PM-768x528.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-1.54.00-PM-200x137.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-1.54.00-PM-914x628.jpg 914w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Screen-Shot-2023-06-01-at-1.54.00-PM.webp 1521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bates College Clean Sweep Sale will be at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/underhill-arena\">Bates Underhill Arena<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Clean Sweep is a huge yard sale filled with items left behind by students and donated by the college and faculty\/staff&nbsp;at the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every spring volunteers from local non-profit organizations help us collect truckloads of donated items from student residences. We clean, organize, and price everything. Then we help organize a HUGE, ONE-DAY YARD SALE, usually in late June. All of the earnings go to participating local nonprofits. Bates raises more than $20,000 for local community nonprofits, proving one man\u2019s trash is a community\u2019s treasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students, when you&#8217;re packing up for the summer and find things you no longer need \u2013 a comfy chair, a winter coat, a book or two \u2013 donate these items&nbsp;to Clean Sweep.&nbsp;We&#8217;ll reuse them and raise funds for local organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Clean-Sweep.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/sustainability\/files\/2023\/06\/Clean-Sweep-900x499.webp\" alt=\"Bonnie Mosher, checks her reflection in a mirror at Clean Sweep. 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