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  1. archived project description

    Associated Project(s): 
    Battery Recycling

    "Special recyclables includes battery recycling. As of spring 2017, departments are welcome to fund battery recycling for their units by purchasing boxes through Call2Recycle. The boxes can be used to collect both rechargeable and single-use alkaline batteries. Full instructions for your unit to participate are available at https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project/rechargeable-battery-recycling.

    From 2012 to 2015, campus funded recycling of single-use alkaline batteries through Battery Solutions. Unfortunately, this funding was cut during 2015, due to overall campus budget constraints. Departments were welcome to fund their own alkaline battery recycling through the Battery Solutions program, and rechargeable battery recycling was available through a free Call2Recycle program until spring of 2017. In March 2017, Call2Recycle discontinued the free rechargeable battery recycling program and introduced a mixed bucket at a lower price than it had cost to recycle alkaline batteries alone through Battery Solutions."

    This description has been altered and moved to the background section of this project with links removed. A new description with current practices has been added to the project.

  2. Zero Waste Team Meeting October 2026

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    The Zero Waste team met on October 9th at 11:00 am. Attached are the meeting minutes

    Summary:

    • If you have not done so already, please fill out this When2meet so we can confirm a time and day for the UCSD tour!

    • Thank you to Chris Brown for joining our meeting and speaking to us about Grind2Energy!

    • The first Zero Waste Tailgate was a success! 

      • 23 volunteers, 860 lbs of presorted recyclables

    • Another Zero Waste Tailgate opportunity is coming up on October 24th. If you're interested in volunteering, please sign up!

    • Green Greek Tailgate - potential to attend an interfraternity council meeting 

    • Bold Reuse: Reuse for events and festivals. Looking for a champion! Check out their recent Summer or Reuse webinar

    • More potential projects and updates in the meeting minutes!

    Attached Files: 

  3. Zero Waste Team Meeting September 2026

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    The Zero Waste team met on September 25th at 11:00 am. Attached are the meeting minutes.

    Summary:

    • When you get the chance please take a moment to read over our ​Charge Letter​, specifically the bullet points within the letter and below the letter. 

    • Battery Recycling Program spearheaded by Charley: 10 battery collection stations on campus. Eventual goal to have a OneDrum station in the Union.

    • Composting stations are still up in Bevier Cafe and ISR. New station was added in Illini Union manned by the EcoReps every Friday from 11am - 3pm. 

    • Zero Waste Tailgate coming up on October 3rd, if you're interested in volunteering please sign up!

    • More potential projects and updates in the meeting minutes!

    Attached Files: 

  7. Weekly Update - Bike Sales and Demand

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    All,

    Approaching a manageable number of visitors to the Bike Center. We’re getting Build-a-Bikes done at a quick-ish rate, which is good for bike-morale as so many folks abandon those projects.

    Elsewhere, the bike retrieval process has concluded, so I will begin organizing/sorting this year’s haul of abandoned bikes (pending approval).

    Tonight is the Bike Project Member Meeting that I will attend.

     

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 138
    Sales: $1,303.40

    Bikes (B-a-B): 1 for $60
    Memberships: 24 for $720

    Tires/tubes: 21 for $165

     

    Thanks!

  12. Weekly Update - Bike Sales and Demand

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    All,

     

    Beginning of the semester and it’s hard to convey just how busy we’ve been. Demand for bikes and drop-off repairs has never felt higher. We’re plugging away at restocking both B-a-Bs and For Sale bikes.

     

    Visitors: 268

    Sales: $2,267

    Bikes (refurb): 1 for $200
    Bikes (BaB): 2 for $100
    Memberships: 26 for $780
    Tires/tubes: 55 for $450

    Thanks!

  13. New Team Member

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bike Audit

    On 8/20, Frida and Sarthak virtually met Chinmayee Vaidya, a new team member joining the Bike Audit project. Chinmayee is a second-year Master of Urban Planning. During the meeting, Sarthak explained in detail about the project and explained Chinmayee's responsibilities and expected contributions in the project. The team also agreed to hold weekly meetings to discuss the project progress and determine next steps. 

  14. 2026 Graduate Dump & Run Statistics

    Associated Project(s): 
    Dump and Run

    The total count for graduate donations in July 2026 was 39 gaylord boxes and 44 loose pieces (furniture, etc) collected from 4 pods in Orchard Downs and 1 pod in Ashton Woods during the month of July. Based on average pallet weights from previous years (150-250 pounds) and reporting from Goodwill, we estimate that 10,000 pounds of donations were diverted.

    Donations were picked up by the University Moving Crew and taken to the Champaign Goodwill store for redistribution. No other nonprofit partners received donations this year. The Moving Crew was a fantastic help. Also a success: Neighborhood Assistants (NAs) were responsible for unlocking and locking pods.

    The graduate Dump & Run® program started in 2025. The undergrad Dump & Run® program has been going since 2001!

  17. Perception-based Survey and Survey Block Map

    Associated Project(s): 
    Bike Audit

    From 8/3 to 8/7, Frida revised the survey block map and perception-based survey questions based on the discussion with Sarthak and Emma, and then updated them to Survey123 app.  

    The survey block map is attached. It has 63 blocks and is divided into three zones according to CATS. Zone 1 represents the highest priority of data collection while Zone 3 represents the lowest priority. 

    The perception-based survey has 34 questions which consists of three question types: single select, multiple select, and Likert scale. The survey has seven structures as follows: 

    1. Surveyor Information
    2. Survey Typology
    3. Safety
    4. Path Quality
    5. Bicyclists Behavior
    6. Safety Perception
    7. Overall Quality
    Attached Files: 

  19. Weekly Update -- Bike Sales & Demand

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    All,

    Decent week. Got a couple Build-a-Bikes out the door. Will also be donating some bikes to Dump & Run this week.

    We’ll be closed on Friday, August 7th.

     

    The numbers:

    Sales: $985

    Memberships: 2 for $60

    Bikes (refurb): 4 for $665
    Bikes (B-a-B): 2 for $100
    Tires/tubes: 7 for $41

     

    Thanks!

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