Ground Breaking Ceremony Photos

Yesterday saw the start of construction for the new Surplus Store and Recycling Center. The event featured MSU Facility/Staff, Students, and community members all celebrating the start of the new facility. “The new MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center will open doors to new and more efficient processing procedures, which in turn, will generate a greater return on our reusable and recyclable materials,” said Ruth Daoust, Manager of the Surplus and Recycling Center. The new facility will accommodate three times the amount of materials of the current recycling facility. A new comprehensive recycling program, coupled with the facility, will allow the university to expand recycling collection in 549 buildings on campus. “The recycling facility and surplus provide us a greater opportunity to re-use and recycle the enormous amount of materials we bring to this campus,” said Kathy Lindahl, assistant vice president for finance and operations.

The crowd assembles for the ground breaking ceremony.	President Lou Anna K. Simon explains benefits of the new facility	Vice President for Finance & Operations, Treasurer Fred Poston speaks to the assembled crowd
Trustee Melanie Foster explains Board of Trustee's support for this project.	Graduate student Lauren Olson recounts the initial push for the facility in 2006.	MSU Surplus and Recycling Program Education Manager Ruth Daoust outlines new recycling and surplus functions made possible by the new facility.
The buildings construction starts with the official groundbreaking.	President Simon, Ruth Daoust and Trustee Foster speak to the assembled media.

All of the MSU Surplus Store staff would like to thank every who attended the event and for their continued support for the new facility and looks forward to the new opportunities and synergies that the new building will create.