Rummage RAMPage, Ames’ way of saving used home goods from going to the landfill, had a record-breaking year of success, raising $72,641 earlier this month and diverting 131,434 pounds of furniture and housewares from the landfill to new homes.

In Ames, your trash can easily become someone else’s treasure. This weekend marks the beginning of Rummage RAMPage, a nine-day long sale at the Ames Intermodal Facility parking ramp where used furniture and housewares are saved from the landfill and find their new homes as mid-summer leases expire and students move to and from Ames.