When University classrooms, residence halls and offices get new furniture, the used pieces donâÄôt get tossed out âÄî they simply get recycled and sometimes end up back at the University in a new setting. The ReUse ProgramâÄôs warehouse, located near the intersection of 29th and Como avenues Southeast in Minneapolis, is a wonderland of recycled furniture, office supplies and dozens of other items, all coming from University buildings. The 20,000 square-foot warehouse, which opened nearly seven years ago, receives items from 250 University residence halls, offices and lecture halls. And unlike some of the broken junk that may be found at salvage shops and garage sales, every piece given to the warehouse is in full working order, warehouse manager Chris Hruza said. Objects that would otherwise be thrown away during remodeling and construction are redistributed to other University departments at no cost, or are sold to the public at reduced prices. The furniture and equipment sold each year are valued at more than $200,000, according to the ReUse ProgramâÄôs website. About 70 percent of the items that come into the facility go back into the University system, Hruza said. âÄúRecently a lot of people have come in from the geology and English departments,âÄù he said. âÄúThe liberal arts seem to have a smaller amount of funding so they come in to use the warehouse quite often when they need to set up new classrooms.âÄù A variety of chairs can be found for $5 or $10 apiece next to a table with an assortment of light bulbs. Above the table, a sign reads, âÄú4 for $1, any style, any size.âÄù Hruza listed autopsy saws, industrial sized freezers, unusual medical devices and large slabs of stone as some of the rarer finds at the warehouse. An icehouse impounded by the UMPD recently arrived, Hruza said. âÄúI donâÄôt think IâÄôve ever seen [that] here before,âÄù he said. âÄúWe get quite a few items from the police department. Most often itâÄôs bikes.âÄù A bike auction with between 200 and 300 impounded bikes takes place at the warehouse each fall, he said. University faculty can claim items on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, while the general public is welcome on Thursdays. Mary Drew, an administrative aide in the sociology department, said sheâÄôs been to the warehouse many times and never leaves without something. âÄúI had a faculty member tell me he was going to go out and purchase a chalkboard for his classroom,âÄù Drew said. âÄúI told him to hold off for a few days. I came over here and picked one up for free.âÄù Steve Mogol purchases pieces to refurbish and sell at his business, Past Present Future . Mogul said he likes the ReUse Program because it offers the items he specializes in, like desks, chairs and tables, in great shape and not scraps. âÄúThe items I pick up have intrinsic value to my business, and I am able to turn them into design projects,âÄù Mogul said. Inventory at the warehouse changes on a daily basis, Hruza said. âÄúYou just never know what kind of treasures youâÄôll find here,âÄù he said. âÄúThe possibilities are endless.âÄù