Agenda for meeting with Coca-cola national and regional team and UIUC representatives.

• Climate Leadership Commitments and Plastic Waste Reduction
• Coke Current Sustainability Efforts at Illinois (use of sustainability funds in current contract)
• Coke Future Efforts to Reduce Plastic Waste
• Enhanced sustainability collaboration between Coke and Illinois

iSEE notes from meeting:

Met with national & regional Coke representatives on 4/28/2022 to discuss increasing sustainable purchasing and waste management practices

• Coke transitioning to bottles with higher content of recycled PET (rPET)
• Support increased plastic waste collection (raw materials for rPET)
  • Reverse vending machines (RVM)– donation/reward for bottle/can recycling
  • Develop blueprints for messaging and events (social media, signage, materials for athletic events)

Next steps

• Connect with RVM manufacturer (Atlas Solutions) to discuss purchasing

• Engage wit Coke partners Circular Solutions for a potential sustainability audit