On January 9, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:

Attendance: Marty Kaufmann, Thurman Etchison, Dominika Szal, Jen Fraterrigo, Pete Varney, Shawn Patterson, Tony Mancuso, Steve Breitwieser, Travis Tate, Bryan Johnson, Julie Wurth, Daphne Hulse

Agenda:

1. Meeting Cadence

   1. Reduced to every other week, based on a conversation Daphne Hulse and Jen Fraterrigo had. They would like to hold strategic meetings for initiatives that extend beyond recycling (focus on waste reduction).

2. External Meeting with Coca-Cola (Jake Slager)

   1. First of the semester: Wednesday, January 25 (1-1:30pm).

   2. Once per month.

   3. Agenda: discuss upcoming basketball game, Don’t Waste Wednesdays campaign, Coca-Cola video from the 11/14 men’s basketball game.

3. DIA Sustainability Initiatives

   1. Zero Waste Big Ten Men’s Basketball Game

      1. F&S Zero Waste leading the effort, with support from iSEE, DIA, Coca-Cola.

      2. Tentatively Thursday, March 2 6pm (versus University of Michigan).

      3. More operational than forward-facing.

      4. 75-100 volunteers working in shifts. Emphasis on after-game stand pick up.

         1. Tom Divan - contact to confirm the logistics of the after-game stand pick up.

         2. Next steps:

            1. Logistics

               1. Address tunnel situation under the State Farm Center (include Shawn Patterson in this discussion).

            2. Volunteers

               1. Use iSEE’s volunteer network.

               2. Provide Marty with the names of student volunteers.

               3. Volunteers can still check-in at main west entrance, though we cannot use the Orange Krush area again.

            3. Messaging - bringing reusable bottles?

               1. Seek a sponsorship for this initiative.

               2. Giveaway versus selling?

               3. Consider DIA messaging a topic for a smaller, strategic meeting.

      5. Measuring the efficacy of the recycling effort

         1. Marty reached out to concessionaire - will follow up. Data from the concessionaire helps us understand how many items actually end up recycled.

         2. F&S measures these weights separate from the rest of campus waste.

   2. State Farm Center permanent recycling bins

      1. F&S Zero Waste working with the facility to perform an audit, create a cost breakdown, and justification for recycling infrastructure.

      2. Submit an iCAP recommendation by the end of the semester.

   3. Fall 2023 Tailgate Recycling

      1. F&S Zero Waste + iCAP Zero Waste working with Tim Knox on developing a plan for comprehensive tailgate recycling.

      2. Document is in progress…

      3. Loop in Coca-Cola when plan is more formalized.

   4. Student Involvement

      1. Students from the iCAP Zero Waste team are interfacing with the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (a committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on the student-athlete experience) to determine how best students can approach sustainability initiatives within Athletics.

      2. Combine our top-down staff/faculty approaches with a bottom-up student approach.

4. Don’t Waste Wednesdays Campaign

   1. First post: iSEE on Wednesday, January 25.

   2. iSEE working on social media backgrounds.