Event Details

Upcoming events!

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Getting here: The MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center is located on the south end of campus, off of Farm Lane, across from the Baker Woodlot. CATA bus 32 stops out front on Farm Lane. Parking in our lot is free while attending events or shopping at the Surplus Store, which is open on Fridays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It's about a 25 minute walk from the Union. We also have bike racks and scooter parking. Address: 468 Green Way, south of Trowbridge Rd. and Service Rd. Upcycle events are in the Education Center. Follow the signs and look for the outdoor table, then enter there.

Plastic Plant Pot Collection

Through Tuesday, June 10th

@ MSU Recycling Drop-Off Center

Starting your garden? Recycle your plastic flower and plant pots in the designated bins at the far end of the MSU Recycling Drop-Off Center, located directly across from the Surplus Store.

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Book and Media Collection

Wednesday, May 21st, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, May 24th, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

@ MSU Surplus Store

Do you have old books, magazines, games, & art supplies that you are looking to donate? We will have two dedicated collection drives this week! Items will be vetted for adding to the MSU Special Collections, Archives, and Library.

Remaining items will be used for Spartan Upcycle, student outreach events, donated to Better World Books, recycled, or sold. Proceeds from the sale of items will go towards supporting our educational mission.

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Plant Sale

Friday, May 23rd

8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. @ MSU Surplus Store

We will have a selection of trees and shrubs available in-store this Friday! Additional details and prices will be posted later this week.

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Bike Sale

Thursday, May 29th

9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. @ Surplus & Recycling

Join MSU Surplus for our annual Bike Sale on Thursday, May 29th! Browse through our collection of second-hand bikes to find the perfect one for you. Plus, check out bikes that have been refurbished by the MSU Bikes Service Center! Customers can also take home bike parts from our scrap pile for only $1 per pound!

Sales will be for bikes only- the Surplus Store will be closed.

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MSU Shadows Tree Milling Demo

Friday, June 6th

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. @ Surplus & Recycling

Through the MSU Shadows program, woodworkers repurpose downed campus trees into unique artisan goods, which are then sold at the Surplus Store. See how the downed trees are milled during a demo at the Surplus Store on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We'll be selling planks as they come off the portable mill.
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ReFashion Drop-in Days with Spartan Upcycle 

Fridays, June 6, 13, 27

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. @ Surplus & Recycling

Want to alter your clothes or make something wearable from scratch? Give it a try at these casual drop-in days with Spartan Upcycle -- no sewing experience necessary!
 
Enjoy crafting in community while you have access to machines, supplies, and scrap textiles (fabric remnants, discarded linens, secondhand clothing). We can help you get started, show you how to use the sewing machines, and/or troubleshoot to the best of our ability, but drop-in days are not step-by-step workshops. These events are the perfect time to make something wearable for the ScrapFest ReFashion Show, a DIY showcase (not competition) on July 11, 2025.
 
Attendees are welcome to bring their own supplies or use what's available (sewing machines, hand sew/embroidery supplies, and fabrics). If you're interested but are not sure where to start, take a look at these suggestions
 
Open to the community and all ages welcome. Hosted in collaboration with the organizers of Lansing's annual reuse art festival, ScrapFest, and local fabric shop, Seams Sewing and Mercantile
 
Interested in volunteering? Sign up to help at the making days! Contact recycle@msu.edu with questions.