From: Hulse, Daphne Lauren
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2023 2:45 PM
To: Etchison, Thurman B <etchisn@illinois.edu>
Subject: FW: today

Hi Thurman,

Numbers from today. From what the volunteers and I observed, having the bin guards really helped route the plastic bottles to the correct bin, so a win there. But it unfortunately is not well reflected in the weight, because of how heavy organic waste is. F&S is already strategizing for next year – maybe if we try to separate food waste from regular trash (plates, forks) from plastic bottles, and break that number down even more. Just having thoughts. I’d love to see that food waste grinded to energy, but I imagine that would be a logistically challenging one.

Nonetheless, I think we did something great today! We made a lot of students think about their actions.

Thank you,
Daphne

Daphne Hulse (she/her)
Zero Waste Coordinator
Facilities & Services | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
+1 (217) 333-7550 | dlhulse2@illinois.edu

https://fs.illinois.edu/zero-waste
 


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From: Patterson, Shawn L <spttrsn@illinois.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2023 2:36 PM
To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Subject: today

Well looks like you were correct. 6%

Total weight 2460lbs

Recycled 140lbs

Room for growth

SHAWN L. PATTERSON, CAFM

TRANSPORTATION & AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES MANAGER

Tel:(217)244-4927