Most people know that our buses go to auction when they’ve reached their 12-year service lifespan, but what happens to everything else that a transit agency outgrows?

From bus parts to office supplies, Community Transit gives a second life to the equipment and materials we use every day.

And it isn’t just junk – vehicles, equipment, and supplies that have been deemed to have value by our procurement department are donated to local non-profits, other government agencies, or even other transit agencies.

Vehicles, bus parts, and other technology are donated to local trade schools like Sno-Isle Tech to train the mechanics and maintenance members of tomorrow. Recently, our procurement department donated a whole transmission from one of our double-decker buses to Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Boxes of donated textbooks from Community Transit to Sno-Isle Tech.

Local farmers purchase our used 275- gallon plastic antifreeze barrels, clean them out, and reuse them for water to irrigate crops, and some of our auctioned buses even find second lives as sightseeing tour buses or renovated into personal campers for glamping. One even found its way to Guatemala.

Ready to give our slightly used equipment a new home?

• Check out our auction page at publicsurplus.org, where you can browse office furniture and smaller items.
• If a used bus is more your speed, view our auctions at James G. Murphy in Marysville.
• Read more about how our bus parts are being used to train the techs of tomorrow.