Stopping the Waste

The UCSF Recycling & Waste Reduction (R&W) unit is responsible for overseeing the waste stream for all UCSF locations, with the goal of having a zero-waste campus by 2020. The department has made significant progress toward achieving this goal, but continues to seek alternative strategies. Those efforts led them to reach out to the Supply Chain Management’s Strategic Program Management and Communications unit to assist them in advancing their mission. See how SCM is working with R&W.

Frightful Fun at Fourth Street
Supply Chain staff at Fourth Street celebrated Halloween this year with some spirited decorations, costumes and food. Organized by Brenda Duenas, the day included decoration and spooky and best-tasting food contests. Duenas claimed top prize for her cobweb-lined cubicle. Byron Wilson and Carol Tady took top honors for best "treat" while Duenas claimed best "trick" for her scary, but yummy jalapeño rats! Here are some photos of the events.

Surplus Program Focuses on Capitalized Equipment

Late last year, the UCSF Surplus program began focusing on the resale of capitalized equipment. The revised program managed by Supply Chain Management’s Distribution, Storage and Mail (DSM) unit covers any piece of UCSF-owned equipment originally purchased at a cost of $5,000 or more, or any grandfathered capitalized equipment that is still being tracked through the Capital Assets program.

DSM continues to address all non-capitalized surplus items through its Labor Services division. Please contact DSM atdsadmin@ucsf.eduor call (415) 502-6245 to complete a labor services request to remove any unwanted items.

As part of this program change, the BearBuy Surplus Form has been removed from the BearBuy landing page. Capital Asset Surplus requests should now be submitted via the new form available on this page: supplychain.ucsf.edu/surplus.