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04/22/2026

🙀 It’s almost time for Wildcats to be moving out of the residence halls?!

The Give and Go Donation Stations are back and available for Wildcats moving out of the residence halls. 💙 The donation stations are available now until May 8th!

Will you be helping your student move out this year? Here are the items that are being accepted to the Give & Go Donation Stations.

Clothing and shoes
Non-perishable food (unopened & not expired)
Towels & Linens
Household items

During move out, May 4th – May 8th, there will be a collection bin for your unwanted mattress topper. There will also be additional donation bins outside for you to donate any of your unwanted items.

Clothing and household items will be donated to Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and The Thrifty Cat.

Non-perishable food will be donated to the Big Blue Pantry.

Stay prepared and learn more about the spring 2026 Give and Go: https://bit.ly/GiveAndGoSpring2026

04/15/2026

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You can find clothes, shoes, room decor, dinnerware and more at The Thrifty Cat! All UK students can thrift at The Thrifty Cat for free.

Wanna go thrifting? Click the link in the bio to see The Thrifty Cat’s opening hours and more.

04/14/2026

“Through the BBN Tackles Plastic initiative, we are able to find a second life for a material usually thrown away and also support an under-sourced population in the greater Lexington community.” — Shayna Bassi, a communication science and disorders senior University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences

At the start of the spring semester, Shayna pioneered a pilot for BBN Tackles Plastic. A new recycling initiative to collect plastic bags from students in residence halls. Thanks to student support, Shayna collected 850 bags from collection bins located at The Thrifty Cat, Lewis Hall, and University Flats.

We’re excited to announce that BBN Tackles Plastic has expanded to select campus residence halls. Plastic bags can now be placed in location bins located in Holmes, Jewell, Haggin, Donovan and Lyman T. Johnson residence halls.

What happens to the plastic bags that are collected? Shayna leads an on-campus student organization, Sustainable Future Leaders. Students transform the plastic bags to create sleeping mats for Lexington’s unhoused.

Learn more about UK’s newest initiative to reduce campus waste: https://bit.ly/BBN-Tackles-Plastic

04/10/2026

Join us for an Earth Day celebration at The Arboretum, Saturday, April 25th. From 10 am to 1 pm, the Arboretum will host special events including a tree giveaway in partnership with LG&E and KU (one tree per household, trees will be distributed on a first come-first serve basis), special programming in the Kentucky Children’s Garden, the City Nature Challenge bio blitz and local exhibitors with hands-on activities and information on supporting the earth and our communities. We hope that you can join us for this special Earth Day celebration.

Please visit the Arboretum Events page for more information.

02/24/2026

💚 Save the date for a FREE showing of the documentary Microplastic Madness 💚

🗓️ Tuesday, March 24
⏰ Doors open 6pm - visit with local environmental groups & donate or take a reusable item during our plastic-free swap
🎥 Film at 7pm followed by a panel discussion
📍 Kentucky Theater, 214 East Main Street
🎟️ Space is limited, so reserve your tickets in advance ⬇️

Microplastic Madness follows a class of fifth graders from PS 15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn as they spend two years investigating plastic pollution. Taking on the roles of citizen scientists, community leaders & advocates, they take a deep dive into the root causes of plastic pollution. They take action to rid their cafeteria of single-use plastic, driving forward city-wide action & a scalable, youth-led plastic-free movement.

Sponsored by Common Threads LEX, a new sustainability-focused partnership between the City of Lexington, the University of Kentucky & Fayette County Public Schools.

02/11/2026

We need your heeelp! 🙀

We are looking to buy new swag for you, but we need your advice. So, what should we get? New T-shirts or new hats?

Submit your answer in the comments. 💙

02/09/2026

Does your Wildcat like to go thrifting? Does your Wildcat know about The Thrifty Cat?

The Thrifty Cat is UK’s campus free store where students can thrift for free. The items available are donated by the members of our community. This semester, Wildcats can visit The Thrifty Cat Monday – Thursday.

Monday 12:00 – 5 p.m.
Tuesday 11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2:00 – 3 p.m.
Wednesday 11:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday 1:00 – 5 p.m.

Check out our website to learn more about The Thrifty Cat: bit.ly/TheThriftyCat

12/11/2025

If you’re a Wildcat… then this one is for you!

Thank you for a wonderful year. We could not have done it without you. 🫶👏

Disclaimer: This is not the complete data for 2025.

12/01/2025

Give and Go Donation Stations are back in the residence halls and available for Wildcats!

Give & Go Donation Stations are available for any student living in a residence hall across campus. They are perfect for any student who is moving out of the residence hall or has unwanted items they no longer want.

The Give & Go Donation Stations are located in the lobby of each residence hall to provide Wildcats with a quick and easy way to donate. They are available through December 19th.

Wildcats can donate clothes, shoes, non-perishable food (must be unopened), towels and linens like sheets, comforters, blankets, and pillows. Household items like trash cans, decor, lamps, storage, hangers, rugs, and cleaning supplies.

Household items, clothes, shoes, towels, and linens will be donated to Goodwill Kentucky and The Thrifty Cat.

Non-perishable food will be donated to Big Blue Pantry

11/17/2025

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You can see the awesome process your recyclables go through when you recycle on campus. How? By watching our new video, Behind the Blue Bins! It covers from the moment you recycle on campus to the moment your recyclables become a new product.

Click the link in the bio to watch Behind the Blue Bins today! ♻️

11/14/2025

Cats by 90! 😼

This Caturday is not like any other Caturday, Wildcats! It’s also America Recycles Day. We need your help. Help us and reach Kroger Field’s zero-waste target! How can you help? Easy. Toss all of your recyclables in the blue bins.

Recycle right, Big Blue Nation! Don’t know what’s recyclable? Don’t worry, we got your back. Click the link in the bio to use the Waste Wizard.
(It’s got all the answers.)

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411 S Limestone
Lexington, KY
40508

Telephone

+18592578788

Website

https://bit.ly/m/ukyrecycles

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