Perhaps our campus should have something like Freecycle for the campus?  People could post extra supplies and small equipment (non-inventory) that they no longer need, along with their contact info, and other people could browse for things.  It might be a boon for the less wealthy units that can't always afford all the stuff they'd like, and it would also keep stuff out of the landfill.  We send an awful lot of stuff (even furniture!) to the landfill because Surplus won't take it, even when it's in perfectly good shape. - per Ben McCall