Surplus Property makes a concerted effort to find new homes for all of the University's surplus property.  Sometimes the University disposes of items that no longer have a redeemable market value. Many of these items present a potential danger to people and our surrounding environment, and therefore must be handled and disposed of in a responsible and ethical manner. Certain items have special handling, recycling, or disposal requirements. Fees will be assessed to department for disposition of these items.

Refrigerators/Freezers

In order to enhance data security, prevent the unauthorized use or misuse of state information, and promote the privacy and security of sensitive and/or confidential information resources within the university; the University will implement a hard drive destruction policy on surplus computer hard drives.  Sanitation of hard drives will no longer be a requirement of Surplus Property. Hard drives will be pulled from computers in Surplus Property, along with all media that potentially contains data, and processed though an industrial shredder that completely destroys the media and therefore all data. Data destruction must ensure that sensitive, proprietary information is fully protected against identity theft and is compliant with applicable state and federal security, and/or privacy laws. Physical destruction is the only way to guarantee all data on the hard drive is destroyed and therefore irrecoverable. Certificate of destruction is kept on file in the Surplus Property Department.

Each year, 50 million computers, monitors, 130 million cell phones, TVs and other electronics designated as "e-waste" are landfilled in the United States. These items contain significant quantities of hazardous materials, such as lead and mercury. Because of the environmental hazards associated with these materials, businesses and households are prohibited from disposing of electronics in the trash. Fort Collins City ordinance bans household e-waste from the trash, waste stream and landfill to ensure toxic materials that have the potential to leach out of the machines and into the soil and groundwater when they are buried are kept out of our local landfills.  Federal and State legislation regulates the disposal of such items. We are confident that both Surplus Property and our recycling vendor provide a secure and safe means of electronics waste recycling or disposal for Colorado State University by:

• Disassembling and breaking down items into constituent components/ materials for reprocessing and recycling into raw materials for manufacture of new products

• Utilizing the most up to date e-waste disposal methods

• Exporting no waste materials to overseas locations

• No incinerating of waste material or dumping in Colorado landfills

Surplus Property provides an opportunity for the reallocation of still useable items from one area of the University to other areas that have a need for them and provides an outlet for recycling or disposal of property that no longer has a use, with a greater awareness of future environmental impact.