Inside Indiana’s state surplus warehouse

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 556

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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There’s a saying at the Indiana Department of Administration: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

The stack of broken chairs in storage at the IDOA State Surplus Warehouse may be useless to the 30,000 state employees who once sat in them, but the chairs are a popular item with recyclers.

IDOA routinely redistributes state property to other agencies, saving Hoosier taxpayers an estimated $571,000 in the past three years alone.

Local governments are …

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