Surge Purge, by the numbers

Apr 30, 2021

“Surge Purge in Main,” held on Clifton Campus last week, was a success, according to documentation and photographic evidence (above and below) provided by the College Facilities Department.

Thanks to all who assisted with the clean-up project!

  • Pounds of paper shredded: 18,020
     
  • Number of wheeled totes signed out for use by “purgers”: 98
     
  • Rumpke Recycling Gaylord* boxes filled: 20
     
  • Rumpke construction dumpsters filled: 13
     
  • Skids of e-waste removed from campus prior to and during “purge” event: 12
     
  • Gaylord* boxes of e-waste filled (from C-wing): 10

     
  • Metal and scrap containers filled: 2
     
  • 60-yard trash compactors filled: 1
     
  • Refrigerators removed (after doors were removed by CState personnel): Several? (Notes received from Facilities Dept. aren’t clear)
     
  • Snacks provided to hungry and thirsty “purge” personnel: Many

* A Gaylord box is a large, one-time-use, sturdy, lightweight, corrugated cardboard box used to transport a wide range of materials. The name was first used in the 1980s by Marvin Pomerantz and Warren Hayford, owners of the Gaylord Container Company. (Source: “The Gaylord Box: Everything You Need to Know”)