WKU Surplus
WKU Surplus
Materials Management - Surplus
WKU Surplus manages all university assets that departments no longer need. This includes furniture, electronics, vehicles, lab equipment, office supplies, and any other item purchased by the university. Items transferred to Surplus are available for reuse on campus first, after which surplus assets may be auctioned on GovDeals, transferred to other governmental agencies, donated to local non-profit organizations, recycled or disposed.
WKU Surplus
Service Supply Building
399 University Dr. Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-745-4262
It depends on the week! Items include desks, chairs, monitors, office furniture, office supplies, and other miscellaneous WKU property. If you're looking for something in particular, please email Elizabeth Gafford with a short description of the item(s) you are looking for in the "Subject" line. You can also visit GovDeals. to view more of our featured items or feel free to visit us! Surplus is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Our address is: 399 University Dr. Bowling Green, KY 42101
To visit in person, enter through the red Postal Services door, and sign in at the counter. We hope you visit soon!
Pick-up and delivery requests are completed at no cost to departments. For more information or to request service, please view the Materials Management Surplus Service Request Form.
For departmental moves of more than five offices, please contact the Purchasing Department for the most current list of approved contracted moving companies.
All electronics, including computers, are managed by Surplus. To surplus a computer, please view the Materials Management Surplus Service Request Form.
We take it all. It is helpful when items are labeled with the item's condition, if known. For example, when a monitor is broken, taping a post-it note to it that says, "Broken," will save us the time of testing it for reuse on campus. Even broken items are surplussed for the following reasons:
- To ensure items are disposed of in their proper waste stream
- Electronics - Most electronics are considered hazardous waste and should not be disposed of in the landfill. Surplus partners with PowerHouse Recycling to process broken and obsolete electronics not suitable for reuse or resale.
- Furniture - Bulky items, such as broken furniture, should also be surplussed. Those containing metal will be recycled.
- To prevent confusion regarding what to surplus (in short, surplus everything)
- Employee safety - Broken items can be a safety hazard. Surplus employees are trained and properly equipped to move items safely.
Yes! Surplus items are auctioned on a rolling basis on Govdeals.com. Please visit GovDeals for more information and to register as a Govdeals bidder.
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