Clean up your mess in Main on Surge Purge days
To prepare for the reopening of the Main Building on Clifton Campus, “Surge Purge for Main” Days will take place from Tuesday, Apr. 20, through Friday, Apr. 23.
The “Surge Purge” is a time to get rid of stuff that has accumulated in Main Building offices, classrooms, labs, or other work spaces and prepare for a fresh start return in Summer Semester.
The College has made arrangements with multiple companies that can dispose of the following items/materials:
- Furniture
- Food
- E-waste (computers, electronic devices, monitors, keyboards, light bulbs, batteries, and other electronics)
- Confidential and non-confidential paper products
- If you’re uncertain which paper documents need to be retained, refer to the College Operations Manual, Section 11. The Operations Manual is available from the College intranet, in the section “Manuals and Documents.”
- Recyclable materials (including books)
- Other non-hazardous debris
- A disposal day for hazardous waste in Main will be scheduled in the future.
This clean up is for Main Bldg. waste only, so please don’t bring in unneeded things that may be accumulating in your work-at-home office.
- Clean-up days will be scheduled in the future for the HPB and ATLC buildings on Clifton Campus and for the other CState locations.
The Surge Purge schedule is:
- Tuesday, Apr. 20 and Wednesday, Apr. 21 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Employees with Main Bldg. offices/classrooms/labs for:
- EIT and H&S Divisions
- Finance
- Library
- Public Safety/Campus Police
- Thursday, Apr. 22 and Friday, Apr. 23 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Employees with Main Bldg. offices/classrooms/labs for:
- BTD and HPS Divisions
- College Access Programs
- Facilities
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Friday, Apr. 23 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Anyone with Main Bldg. offices/classrooms/labs who could not participate earlier in the week
For those planning to visit Main Building on Surge Purge days, guidelines and reminders include:
- Parking for Main is limited to portions of Lot D as well as Lot A, and the only entrances to Main are via the doors from Lot D parking into the A and B Wings.
- The portion of Lot D near the Dock, between A and B Wings, will be used for disposal containers and will not be accessible to vehicles.
- College Drive will be closed in front of Main (no left turn allowed at the top of College Drive; you must continue into Lot D).
- Masks are required and social distancing (6 feet whenever possible) protocols remain in effect. Frequent hand-washing is recommended.
- Masks and latex gloves will be available from the Distribution Center (Mail Room) near the Dock.
- If you think other cleaning supplies such as wipes will be needed, ask your division/department to request supplies via eForm.
- All offices, classrooms, labs, and other work areas in Main are in process of being cleaned by the Facilities Department. The completion date for all cleaning is May 1, so it’s possible your space may not have been “deep cleaned” prior to your designated Surge Purge day.
- Elevators in Main are in working order. Bathrooms in Main will be cleaned and sanitized regularly before and during Surge Purge days.
On the “purge” days, a paper shredding truck and disposal containers for various types of waste will be near the Main Building– see the flyer for details.
- Carts and dollies will be available to borrow from the Distribution Center (Mail Room) near the Main Bldg. (Some carts are on loan from a company assisting with waste disposal, and will need to be checked out before you take them to your division/department.)
- Members of the Facilities staff will be on hand to help move items to dumpsters.
If you have a large amount of waste and/or large items to remove and need assistance, please contact Facilities at (513) 569-1559 prior to the waste disposal days. Provide a description of items to be disposed of and the location of the items.