| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.88 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Kalkbrenner |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Santa Clara University
Tier2-1: Materials Exchange
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Lindsey
Kalkbrenner Director Center for Sustainability |
Does the institution have a surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials?:
A brief description of the program:
A "classifieds" website facilitates the re-use of furniture and other materials by providing a site where students, faculty, and staff can post and search for used items. The classifieds website is available to all SCU login holders and can be found at the SCU login links page. SCU staff tries to recycle furniture and equipment as much as possible, and they offer materials to various other University departments or through other agencies. If the furniture is to be discarded, it is separated into materials that can be recycled and the balance will go to a landfill.
Also, the College of Arts & Sciences operates a surplus office furniture storage system; they have a room in the basement of St. Joseph's Hall that they use to store extra furniture from other departments. When a department in the college is in need of a desk, chair, table, etc, rather than having to buy a new one, they can go "shopping" in the storage unit. It has worked really well and departments have had to buy very little new furniture. The University also stores excess furniture in a warehouse off campus, for reuse between departments.
The website URL where information about the program is available:
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