Store Closed Thursday/Friday

Just a reminder that we will be closed January 1st and 2nd for the new year holiday. Next week we will be back to normal and will be done with all of the holiday closings for a while.

Thank you to all of our readers and we wish you a very happy and successful new year.

Interview with Lynda Boomer

Check out a great interview conducted by Maintenance Solutions Magazine with Lynda Boomer, Energy and Environmental Engineer for Physical Plant here at MSU.

This is a audio interview covering our Recycling Program and the MSU Surplus Store's eWaste initiatives.

You can find the audio interview here along with a transcript.

Construction Progress - Part XIII

Over the course of construction we have seen the groundwork laid, footings placed, outer walls go up, the steel skeleton structure completed and now we have outer wall siding showing up on the new MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center. Work also continues on the interior of the building as the many of the interior office walls have been completed and work on the second floor mechanical area has started since we last visited the site. In addition in these same areas roofing and insulation has gone up on the ceilings.

Remember to keep checking back for more updates! Also don't forget that we have a compilation of all of the constructions photos available. We would also like to thank Irish Construction Company who has been very gracious in allowing us access and keeping us up to date with the progress of construction.

Previous Updates

• Construction Progress: Part I
• Construction Progress: Part II
• Construction Progress: Part III
• Construction Progress: Part IV
• Construction Progress: Part V
• Construction Progress: Part VI
• Construction Progress: Part VII
• Construction Progress: Part VIII
• Construction Progress: Part IX
• Construction Progress: Part X
• Construction Progress: Part XI
• Construction Progress: Part XII

The second R : Reuse

"The Three R's" is a phrase commonly used here at the MSU Surplus Store referring to reduce, reuse, and recycle. While reducing and recycling are pretty self-explanatory, reusing can a little less obvious. Fortunately, here at the Surplus Store we have a number of great products that are easily re-purposed for reuse.

Simply by shopping at the Surplus Store you are helping the cause of reuse, less then 1% of our goods are new. Additionally, we offer a great selection of items that can be re-purposed for new uses. While in most cases someone that buys a chair or desk is going to use it for its intended purpose, there are also many ways to take no longer needed products and re-purpose them for other uses. The possibilities are are only limited by your imagination, and one site superuse.org shows some of the amazing things that people have done with with the "trash" of others.

There is a wide range of projects illustrated on the site ranging from art to furniture - even cars if you are really ambitious. Some projects examples include:

• Turning a large cargo shipping container into an art sculpture
• Using flower pots as a wall
• Making a sofa made of a cast iron tub
• Creating table lights out of cassette tapes
• Employing pop bottles to make a coin purse
• Utilizing awnings from car windows and seat belts to make cushions

The are so many different ways to reuse old items both creatively and practically. The MSU Surplus Store is one of the best places to find all the oddities that you can use for different home and business projects.

Construction Progress - Part XII

It has been a while since we have updated the construction progress at the new MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center. Over that time there has been a lot of good progress made in construction. All of the rough steel framing has been completed and in many areas roofing has started to go up. The biggest advancement can be seen in the center of the building where the interior rooms have their wall and ceiling installed.

Remember to keep checking back for more updates! Also don't forget that we have a compilation of all of the constructions photos available. We would also like to thank Irish Construction Company who has been very gracious in allowing us access and keeping us up to date with the progress of construction.

Previous Updates

• Construction Progress: Part I
• Construction Progress: Part II
• Construction Progress: Part III
• Construction Progress: Part IV
• Construction Progress: Part V
• Construction Progress: Part VI
• Construction Progress: Part VII
• Construction Progress: Part VIII
• Construction Progress: Part IX
• Construction Progress: Part X
• Construction Progress: Part XI