3 Slim Bins placed at Micro & Nanotechnology lab
P1H08584 placed on first floor
P10H08583 placed on second floor
P10H08582 placed on third floor
P1H08584 placed on first floor
P10H08583 placed on second floor
P10H08582 placed on third floor
P10H08575 placed in Waste Transfer Station break room
P10H08580 placed on the first floor- East
P10H08581 placed on the first floor- West
P10H08585 placed on basement level
P10H08574 placed in the Materials Research Laboratory
The EPA GPP has realeased a 2022 year in review graphic and data. Please see the attached graphic.
Soap waste is especially prevalent on large campuses and facilities that experience high day-to-day foot traffic. Through North American, UIUC's custodial product vendor, the university is transitioning to Ecolab's soap concentrate. This allows soap dispensers to be refilled rather than tossed and replaced with a single-use dispenser. This choice was made in an effort to address waste reduction practices in the Building Services division of F&S.
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From: Dean, Sean <Sean.Dean@ecolab.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 10:43 AM
To: Varney, Pete <pvarney@illinois.edu>
Cc: Walter, Christopher <Christopher.Walter@ecolab.com>; zhansen@na.com
Subject: Thank you from Ecolab
Hello Pete,
Was a pleasure to meet you yesterday, thank you for the time, especially unannounced! Look forward to scheduling a formal review once installations are done and your teams have had a chance to acclimate to the concentrated program. Sending a recent link highlighting a topic from our discussion, environmental responsibility is key guiding principle for all Ecolab businesses. It’s nice to be recognized for it and perhaps there’s more opportunities for North American, Ecolab, and the University to partner on sustainable initiatives in the future.
Thanks again,
Ecolab Honored for Sustainability Initiatives (cleanlink.com)
Sean Dean
Regional AVP Facility Care
ECOLAB T 336 207 2732 E sean.dean@ecolab.com
RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the December 2023 Buyer's Share amounts by the hour, totaling 2,116.9 Megawatt hours.
The December 2023 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.
Attached are photos from geothermal drilling which will help power the new Wymer hall.
Below is an email sent by Leon Liebenberg thanking the participants of the 2023 ReImagine Our Future competition:
Dear Participant, Specialist Advisor, Judge, and Organizing Team in the 2023 Reimagine our Future Competition,
I would like to thank you for your participation in the 2023 Reimagine our Future Sustainability Competition for Undergraduates! Thank you for your participation in the 2023 Reimagine our Future Sustainability Competition for Undergraduates! You can read about this year’s winners here and view the winning fact sheets on the competition webpage.
I appreciate the invaluable support of our volunteer advisors and judges! A special word of thanks to this year’s student assistants, Erin Kelley and Allie Garlin, who did a phenomenal job with countless administrative tasks. Allie Cruz, Shreyas Venkatarathinam, and Wondrous Jenkins provided additional support, with thanks.
I am indebted to the competition co-founders, Professors Robert McKim and Warren Lavey, for providing superb direction and seemingly endless support. Our organizing committee was very fortunate to also benefit from the enthusiastic support of Codie Sterner, Coordinator of Student Sustainability and Advisor to the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC), and Claire Keating, the dynamic chairperson of the SSC. Professor Mike Yao (College of Media; Gies College of Business) agreed to mentor the top-three teams to help take their ideas further. The Office of the Associate Chancellor and Vice Provost for Global Affairs & Strategies (Prof. Reitu Mabokela), and the Center of Global Studies (Prof. Donna Tonini) again supported this year’s competition, as did the Siebel Center for Design (Rachel Switzky and Dr. Saad Shehab). Thank you to one and all!
I look forward to your continued support in future competitions. In the meantime, I wish you and yours the very best over this festive period.
Kind regards,
Leon
December 2023 photos of the Florida Orchard Prairie have been added to the box folder.
The following are notes from the meeting.
There was a small discussion on hazardous materials and how to dispose of them.
Earth day event planning and idea session.
Should the location be altered?
Crystal Lake
Meadowbrook
Success in the past:
Wide range of activities
Spring flower ID books/ Plant Walk
A booklet that people can use to hunt spring flowers and identify them.
C4 Hike Series
A volunteer offered to lead hikes in the spring or summer
What times would be best for hikes?
C4 Social Event
January evening social event?
Riggs as a location
All, We’re down to a skeleton crew here as a lot of staff have departed for the semester. We’ll be fielding/repairing donations for the Kids Bike Giveaway this week, as a few last-minute folks have been reaching out thanks to mentions in E-week and the like. We’ll close after hours on Friday for the semester and reopen Tues, January 16th.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all!
The numbers:
Visitors: 23
Sales: $264
Memberships: 4 for $120
Tires/tubes: 7 for $40
Thanks!
Jacob Benjamin
Coordinator -- Campus Bike Center
Michael McKelvey and Codie Sterner met on December 8, 2023 to discuss what information SSC would like to track and display about various SSC-funded projects. Major questions:
See attached Notes document for details.
Student Sustainability Committee Admin toured (2 staff) on December 8, 2023.
Please find attached PDF containing performance metrics for ZipCar usage on campus for November 2023.
At Fridays event, 8,987 light bulbs were shut off that otherwise would have been left on all weekend, saving $1,367 in energy costs. This also prevented 11 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from entering the atmosphere, which is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from 1,236 gallons of gasoline being consumed. That's a huge impact!
Please see attached the iWG meeting notes from the meeting held on December 8, 2023. The iWG reviewed the key points discussed during the Sustainability Council.
The Education iCAP team met on Teams from 1-2 PM on Thursday, December 7th. The team discussed Sustainability in Study Abroad, the Sustainability Literacy assessment, and the Sustainability Internship Coordinator recommendation. Meeting minutes are attached.
The Transportation iCAP Team met on 12/1/2023 to discuss EVs on campus and action items for the Sustainable Fleet Replacement Plan.