Policies and Procedures
Policy 604 – University - Owned Surplus Property
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Policy Statement
Items that have become obsolete or no longer needed are to be sent to the University Surplus Property Warehouse. University Surplus Property will transfer, sell, dispose of an item through the State Surplus Property System, recycle, or scrap items no longer useful to the University.
Reason for Policy
To dispose of property declared surplus through transfers or sales to other agencies, sale to the public or by recycling in a manner most beneficial to North Carolina and its citizens.
Exclusions
For Environmental Health and Safety guidance on materials to not send to University Surplus Property, please visit their website.
Special Situations
Electronic media storage devices are to be erased or removed before sending to the Surplus Property Warehouse. See Policy 605 for specific policy statement.
Any equipment, tool, instrument, vessel, storage cabinet, refrigerator, freezer or other equipment used with radioactive materials may not be moved to another department or the University Surplus Property Warehouse, or considered for trade-in until it has been fully decontaminated and cleared by Environmental Health and Safety, Radiation Safety Section.
Laboratory equipment and refrigerators/freezers must be cleaned and cleared by Environmental Health and Safety standards if used with biohazardous liquids or chemicals. See the Environmental Health and Safety section for the safety clearance form and the phone number to request a sticker version to use for University Surplus Property. Refrigerant (freon) must also be removed, per below.
All refrigerators/freezers used for food storage which are considered servicable must be sent to the Surplus Property Warehouse with freon remaining in the refrigerator/freezer. Laboratory refrigerators/freezers must have the freon removed and tagged by HVAC shop 110 before pick up. Place order for freon removal at Facilities help line, 962-3456 or by placing a work request at the following link: http://www.fac.unc.edu/Services/WorkRequests.aspx
Window air conditioning units sent to the University Surplus Property Warehouse should contain freon. Units considered unservicable will be sent to the landfill where freon will be properly disposed of through the North Carolina White Goods program.
Locking desks and file cabinets must be unlocked and cleared of all contents before sending to the University Surplus Property Warehouse.
When anticipating a large scale movement of property, contact the Capital Asset Manager early in the planning stages of building and renovation projects to maximize the lead time available for furniture and equipment removal.
Procedures
- 604.1 Disposing of University – Owned Surplus Property
Additional Information
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I have an item that is unserviceable, such as a broken chair. Can I put the broken chair in the trash?
A: No, the item has to be sent to the University Surplus Property Warehouse for disposal or recycling.
Q: My department is ready to send equipment to the University Surplus Property Warehouse that has been cleared for movement by the Radiation Safety Officer. Do I remove the "Unit Decontaminated" sticker?
A: No. It is important to have this sticker visible when equipment is sent to the University Surplus Property Warehouse. Staff there will remove the sticker.
Q: My department has equipment we wish to trade for new equipment. How do we proceed?
A: Procedure 602.2 provides guidance for trading in University-owned property.
Q: Why is some equipment disposed of at the landfill?
A: Every effort is made to recover costs and consider environmental impacts before landfill disposal. Only equipment determined to have no value or no recoverable value through recycling is disposed of at a landfill.
Q: Should my department consider purchasing equipment from the University Surplus Property Warehouse before requisitioning new equipment?
A: Whenever possible, purchasing equipment from the University Surplus Property Warehouse should be considered to conserve budget dollars.
Related Data
605 - Surplus Computers or Electronic Media Storage Devices
Contacts
SUBJECT |
CONTACT |
TELEPHONE |
FAX |
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Surplus Property |
Asset Mgmt – Capital Assets |
962-6267 |
962-6271 |
History
Revised:
September 23, 2011
July 21, 2009
December 14, 2007