{"id":5203,"date":"2026-07-15T17:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=5203"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:37:45","slug":"surplus-platforms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/sustainability\/surplus-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Surplus Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sustainability Office operates two digital surplus platforms, Scots Surplus<\/strong>, for Staff and Faculty to freely exchange furniture around campus, and the Macalester Electronics Surplus Store (MESS)<\/strong>, a way for Students, Staff, and Faculty to purchase decommissioned electronics for personal use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MESS <\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Macalester Electronics Surplus Store (MESS) is a marketplace where Students, Staff, and Faculty can purchase used electronics that ITS no longer has a use for. Prior to being sold, these electronics are tested and wiped by ITS. Currently, orders are pickup only, and new postings are added to the website on a rolling basis as ITS processes items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos of various electronics available on MESS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Scots Surplus<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a platform for Staff and Faculty<\/strong> to exchange their surplus office furniture across campus, as well as request surplus furniture from the Olin Rice basement. Log in with your Single Sign-On to view available items, request items for your space, and post unwanted furniture to exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos of various furniture examples available on Scots Surplus<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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