Trash to Treasure
As housing upgrades proceed around campus, demolition of Morrill Hall has already begun. After the last students checked out this Spring, Housing and Surplus removed the furnishings that they are able to reuse or resell, but this left many pieces of furniture and several hundred mattresses that were destined for the landfill. That is where the Office of Sustainability steps in! In conjunction with our community partners, we were able to rescue 394 mattresses, 34 dressers, 25 bedside tables, 20 loft beds with desks, and 15 tables.