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Internal meeting for the "Don't Waste It" campaign

Posted by Sarthak Prasad on July 25, 2022

  • Tony Mancuso said that he will take care of the Digital Signage
    • He can get the slide (powerpoint) and make changes to dimensions if needed
    • Tony will get them out to all communicators on campus and the list-servs
    • Chris (from Housing) will handle the Housing Digital Signage
  • Morgan asked whether we need to talk to anybody from Public Affairs
    • Regarding Branding
    • Tony said, "No. This is not a Branding issue."
  • Morgan asked Marty Kaufman (from DIA) about Digital Signs
    • Marty said that there may be some in the State Farm Center in the lobby area but there are not any at Memorial Stadium
  • Group talked about putting messaging on a column
    • Morgan wants to wait for a future date
    • It could be on the wall/mural at the Waste Transfer Station. Pete Varney said sure
  • Homepage for Recycling - the F&S Recycling page - https://fs.illinois.edu/services/waste-management-and-recycling. The group talked about making changes to this page to accommoday the "Don't Waste It" campaign.
    • single use masks may be pulled soon
      • Pete will check on the status of updates to the website
    • Adding "Related Resources" to this page
    • We will work on making the website mobile-friendly.
  • QR code
    • Whether it should go to the F&S website or something specific
    • Sarthak Prasad suggested using Webtools
      • Tony agreed. He said it would be great if we can manage the QR code and short URL
    • Sarthak will create a Short URL and QR code
      • Short URL - go.illinois.edu/recycling - created
      • Will give access to the communicators on this call
  • Reusable or Moveable Bins
    • Morgan asked Thurman Etchison (Housing), how many bins would he like? - this is for the Welcome Celebration - expecting about 4-5k students
      • Morgan had asked Coca-Cola for 30-50 bins
      • Coke will give us these bins and we will have to place them
    • Thurman said that
      • DIA usually place the bins
      • Housing could place and store them for future events
      • Thurman had asked Coca-Cola for 20
    • Morgan said that Coke will give the bins to Thurman
    • Morgan will ask them to give us 30 bins
    • Material
      • Options: Cardboard or corrugated plastic
        • We want corrugated plastic
        • Thurman had asked for this already
      • Bryan Johnson (Housing) said that we would like to get a sample first before we get all 30
        • For the look and size to place on Housing property/Residence Halls
    • Blue Bags for recycling
      • Morgan asked if all know how to get them
      • Pete said that the blue bags are available but BSWs are responsible for providing them
        • Reach out to Pete if there are questions
  • Department picnic (Welcome Celebration) is on August 19 from 11-3 pm
    • F&S and iSEE have a table each
    • Morgan asked if others have tables
      • Dave Guth (Illini Union) said that he will check with Erik Riha
    • Morgan asked if others would like the swag/giveaways at other tables or just at the F&S and iSEE tables?
      • Tony said that he would rather have them at multiple locations instead of just one or two
      • Thurman said the he would prefer to spread the infomration at different locations
    • Morgan also asked if we should distribute the swag all year round
    • Welcome Celebration - iSEE table - Meredith Moore (iSEE) is looking at it. Tony will be there too.
  • Reusable Straws
    • Tyler Swanson (student) said that
      • Students love free bottles
      • reusable straws are not preferred
      • cannot clean them in the dorms
    • Shreya Mahajan (student) said that students only use the reusable straws once
    • Tony said that he agrees with both Tyler and Shreya
  • Table Cloth is fine
  • Meredith would like someone from Coca-Cola to host the Ted Talk
    • Maybe in late fall or early spring
    • Corporate sustainability
  • Plastic Free Challenge in October and/or April
    • Coke could support these as part of the Don't Waste It campaign
  • Waste Audit
    • Last waste audit was done in 2015 (Illini Union in coordination with ISTC)
      • Included RAL, BIF, Illini Union and two other buildings
    • monitored 5 days worth of waste
      • This time, ISTC says they only need to monitor 2 days of waste
    • Dave Guth asked where else we could be targeting. Whether we would want to do the same 5 buildings or add more to them. It would be great if Coca-Cola supports it and funds it too
    • Dave talked about coordinating in October. ISTC lost their coordinator
      • Focus this fall on the scope, funds, and other details
      • Timeline could be Earth Month
  • Coca-Cola needs to spend $15,000 for sustainability on-campus
    • Marty Kaufman - They previously provided t-shirts
    • Aaron Finder - We have not received any checks since updating the contract
    • Morgan White - Can we ask if we didnt receive funding previous year(s), if they can fund/provide funds now?
    • Aaron - We can only ask for the current contract?
    • Marty Kaufman - Ideally, we can ask the question.

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