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We accept surplus assets from corporations and repurpose them back into the community. We are an environmental nonprofit whose mission is to keep usable assets out of the landfill!
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Biogen Idec
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GE Water Systems
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Remote Director
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San Diego Youth Services
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Shore Total Office
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Sony Entertainment OnLine
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Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Tanabe Pharmaceuticals
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San Diego County Treasurer Dan McAllister visited Sustainable Surplus last week. And it wasn’t to collect taxes!
nonprofit organizations.
common theme – a commitment to the environment. The Fair was held on the Century Park campus and approximately 1000 employees attended. Attendees included recycling partners, community parks, green builders, environmental education centers, even a wellness center.
Team Sustainable Surplus participated with total enthusiasm to be in the company of such sustainable partners. “Over 300 people visited our table and learned about our mission,” said director Sue Prelozni. “Several people took our information with the intent of passing it on to their children’s teachers.”
key goal was to share awareness of our mission and engage them on sustainability concerns here in San Diego ,” said sustainability coordinator Sandy Atkinson. She and, executive director Sue Prelozni, had an insightful meeting with Supervisor Dave Roberts and his land use policy advisor Sachiko Kohatsu. A key element of that meeting was discussing how SSE diverts tons of waste from landfills.
Century Park. The event is Thursday, April 11, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 
long as we have the corporate support and supplies coming in, we will have this event monthly,” says CEO Sue Prelozni.
at this event,” adds Prelozni.
Just in time for Valentine's day...Get ready for the first BYOB of 2013! Sustainable Surplus will host its very popular Bring-Your-Own-Box party on February 12. Teachers, members of nonprofits, are invited to bring an empty box and fill it up with FREE office supplies! Want to attend?
It was time to “Clear the Clutter.” That is what SDG&E called their internal campaign to raise the conscious of its employees about their stockpile of non-used items.
Over 50 people participated in the Sustainable Surplus holiday Bring Your Own Box (BYOB) event this month. “It was our biggest BYOB yet,” commented Sue Prelozni, executive director. And 75 percent of the attendees were from local schools. “No one left empty-handed,” she added.
papers. Several attendees also purchased cork boards, whiteboards and commercial wall art.
Over 1000 binders were repurposed at the November BYOB event. Participants from 32 academic and charitable organizations signed up.
Boxes were filled with office supplies from local businesses, including pens, paper, and desktop organizers. This was Sustainable Surplus’ fifth BYOB this year. Each event continues to be larger than prior events - with more donors and beneficiaries participating. “This is just wonderful,” commented a teacher from the Encinitas Unified School District.
It all came together with the help of several local organizations. “

This generous donation will help SSE provide an interim storage space for donor’s surplus until a recipient match is made. “This is a huge help because it gives us time to manage the surplus. And it give items that could be destined for landfill a second chance to be repurposed,” says SSE director, Sue Prelozni.