Grounds
Purdue's Grounds department is responsible for maintaining the iconic appearance of the West Lafayette campus.
Services
Current shop rates are listed online.
Landscape and Turf Maintenance
Grounds staff installs new designs and renovates landscapes while providing comprehensive maintenance to the existing campus landscape and turf areas. The department is also responsible for cleaning up fall leaves, changing trash bags in the trash receptacles, cleaning ash urns and picking up litter on the exterior areas of campus.
Arbor Care
The arborists remove and plant trees as part of the carefully developed Campus Tree Care Plan, a continuous improvement effort that guides the assessment, care and management of campus trees.
Professional Landscape Service
The department has a licensed landscape architect who identifies and designs campus landscapes in need of renovations. Our architect also reviews capital landscape projects. Please reach out to the Grounds department for any landscape requests.
Greenhouse Operations
Campus flowers are propagated and grown in the department's greenhouses. Flowers are then planted and maintained in flower beds, pots and hanging baskets around campus. Holiday décor provides campus gateways and other strategic locations with evergreens and other seasonal items.
Pest Control
Technicians are certified for the removal of insect and animal pests including bedbugs. They conduct routine maintenance and are available 24/7 for time-sensitive needs.
To request their services, building occupants may use the Fix It service request portal to provide contact information, building, room number or other location and pest control services that are needed. Building deputies who need to request emergency, after hours or weekend pest control services should call the appropriate number at the top of the Fix It webpage.
Street Operations
The Street Operations crew is responsible for maintaining roadways, surface parking lots and the parking garage structures. This includes repairs and street sweeping.
Snow Removal
Staff keep the nearly 120 miles of sidewalks, 47 lane miles of streets and 200 acres of parking lots on campus free from snow and ice.
Refuse and Recycling Collection
Exterior refuse and recycling is collected seven days per week, year-round. Staff support recycling of glass, plastics, metals, office paper, confidential materials, cardboard, pallets, organics and other materials.
- Recycling
- Confidential Cart and Recycling Container request form
- Student recycling drop off locations for mixed recyclables
- Telecommunications Building at Second and University streets
- Parking lot at Fourth and Russell streets
- Parking lot across from the Armory
- Intersection of David Ross Road and Tower Drive
- Water tower parking lot
- Visit the Campus Planning, Architecture and Sustainability website for more information on recycling and sustainability efforts.
Fleet Maintenance Services
The shop provides maintenance, repair and daily operation of university- and department-owned vehicles on the West Lafayette campus. The shop provides the following services:
- Shop mechanical services for the repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment
- Preventative maintenance and annual safety inspection
- Wrecker and emergency road service
- Service station fuel pumps with unleaded gasoline and biodiesel fuel
- Oil and other automotive supplies can be purchased
- An automatic car wash is available for small trucks, vans and automobiles of any size
Use the following processes for scheduling:
- Repair or maintenance work can be prearranged by phone
- All service charges are handled by submitting the following information to the shop services manager:
- University billing account number
- Department and building
- Contact person
- Vehicle number
The following rates will apply:
- Preventive maintenance: $50/hour + part(s) costs
- Repair/diagnosis: $75/hour + part(s) costs
The shop may be reached at 765-494-2121 or transhop@purdue.edu. It's located at 1557 Aviation Drive. The shop's hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
