This study examines how furniture acquisition and disposal processes unfold during college housing transitions and identifies the factors contributing to the persistence of premature furniture waste. Using a qualitative case study in Ithaca, New York, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with students, housing providers, reuse organizations, and university representatives, complemented by direct observation. Findings show that premature disposal emerges not from individual choice alone, but from the interaction of temporal constraints, logistical challenges, economic considerations, effort and communication burdens, and fragmented institutional arrangements. Furniture decisions are shaped early in acquisition, while reuse pathways are often misaligned with the time-sensitive and coordination-intensive conditions of student mobility. Limited system integration and constrained reuse capacity further restrict circulation. The study reframes furniture waste as a systemic outcome and highlights the need for integrated, service-oriented, and multi-sector approaches to enable more effective reuse.