Friday Find-it for 8/31/12

It's time for this week's Friday Find-it! Find Jabber Jaw in all the pictures to win.

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Submissions are due by 6pm on Tuesday, September 4. Feel free to write to us if you have questions. Good luck!

How to get rid of junk

Having more stuff than space can be a real problem. Here are your best options, in order:

1. Reuse or repurpose
Thanks to Pinterest, the world is full of more DIY and craft ideas than ever. In a lot of cases, transforming something doesn't even involve work, just re-thinking the way something can be useful.

2. Donate or share
If it's something you really don't want, or don't have space for, give it to someone else! If you don't have a friend, relative, coworker, or random acquaintance who could make use of your stuff, and you're associated with MSU (faculty, staff, student, alumni, retiree), you can take advantage of our Community Reuse Days, coming up October 8-13. If you're not associated with MSU in any way, you can still donate items to Goodwill, Salvation Army, or other consignment shops in the area.

3. Recycle or compost
The MSU Recycling Drop-off Center accepts pretty much every material except food, paper towels and napkins, and polystyrene (Styrofoam). Most food waste and paper products are compostable, and we will be collecting polystyrene at the next Community Reuse Days.

4. Landfill
If you're really, really, really sure the item can't be repurposed, donated, or recycled, throwing it away is an absolute last resort.

Friday Find-it for 8/24/12

It's time for this week's Friday Find-it! Find Jabber Jaw in all the pictures to win.

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Submissions are due by 6pm on Tuesday, August 28. Feel free to write to us if you have questions. Good luck!

Friday Find-it Prize #3

Spartan teams have begun practicing across campus, students are moving in, and the days are already getting just a little shorter. Of course, when it came time to pick the next Friday Find-it prize, we had MSU Football on our minds!

The third Friday Find-it prize is a Spartan football helmet decoration, which was released to commemorate the 100th game between Michigan State and that team with the ugly uniforms. Coincidentally, that game was also the last time the Weasels beat the Spartans, but that's neither here nor there.

Just as a reminder, here's how to win:

1. Watch for a link to the “Friday Find-it” images to be posted on Twitter and Facebook at 2:30pm on Friday
2. Save a copy of each image onto your computer
3. Find Jabber Jaw
4. Put a circle around him using Paint, PhotoShop, or an online image editor like Pixlr
5. Send the image (with Jabber Jaw circled) back to us in a Facebook message
6. Come to the MSU Surplus Store during open hours to claim your prize!

Good luck, and GO GREEN!

Friday Find-it for 8/17/12

It's time for this week's Friday Find-it! Find Jabber Jaw in all the pictures to win.

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Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 1. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.



Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 2. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.



Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 3. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.

Submissions are due by 6pm on Tuesday, August 21. Feel free to write to us if you have questions. Good luck!

Friday Find-it for 8/10/12

It's time for Friday Find-it: Recycling Edition, as this week's photos are from the MSU Recycling side of the facility. Find Jabber Jaw in all the pictures to win!

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Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 1. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.



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Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 3. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.

Submissions are due by 6pm on Tuesday, August 14. Feel free to write to us if you have questions. Good luck!

Introducing: Go Green rewards!

By shopping at the Surplus Store and using the Public Drop-off Center, you guys are supporting our reuse, repurposing, and recycling efforts at an incredible rate. With your help, last year MSU Surplus Store & Recycling diverted at least 10 million pounds of items and materials from the landfill. We think that's a big deal, and we want to give something back to those of you who helped.

You may have noticed that we've already started giving away prizes... we've been handing out MSU Dairy Store ice cream coupons at the Drop-off Center on busy days, we asked for Before and After photos two weeks ago, and many of you have already participated in the Friday Find-it challenges. Sometime this fall, we will incorporate all of these and other opportunities (including volunteer events) into chances to earn these and other rewards, such as MSU collectibles, apparel, and exclusive on-campus experiences.

In the meantime, keep up the good work! We will continue to give out prizes until the program is officially launched, so be on the lookout for those chances weekly. Follow @MSU_Recycling on Twitter for hints regarding the days and times we'll be handing out ice cream coupons.

If you're in an MSU department that would like to get involved with the Go Green rewards program, please contact us.

Friday Find-it for 8/3/12

It's time for our the Friday Find-it giveaway, and we've got a new prize starting this week. Find Jabber Jaw in all the pictures to win!

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Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 1. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.



Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 2. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.



Click here to view a full-size copy of Image 3. Click the image for a lower-resolution copy to download.

Submissions are due by 6pm on Tuesday, August 7. Feel free to write to us if you have questions. Good luck!

Send us your reuse ideas!

As you know, we really like to push the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle mantra around here. We love to see the items we sell (or anything, really) reused or repurposed in creative ways. If you've been to the store in the past few months, you probably saw our Reuse slideshow on the Surplus TV. Now's your chance to get in on it!

As you start your next project, take some Before photos of the raw materials, and send them along with some After photos when you're done. If your project is already finished and on display, just send us a photo of your art, DIY, or household creativity along with a list of what you used and how. We'll start incorporating them into the Surplus TV slideshow right away, and in the future you'll be able to earn points toward Surplus Store & Recycling rewards! If you're stuck, or don't know where to start, check our "Great reuse/repurpose ideas" board on Pinterest. If you have great ideas, but you're not very crafty, just send us a set of instructions--maybe someone else will like your idea enough to give it a try!