Michael's updates:

• Theme pages (e.g. Land and Water theme page): put a max height on the images so portrait images aren't enormous
• Projects Updates page: made search tips collapsible (putting under search fields will require more substantial changes to page structure)
• Project Search (DEV): order of search fields matches order of table columns
• Fixed the look of the related files on the Fancy Project Page layout (see, e.g. Sustainability iCAP Portal)
• iCAP Objective pages: show recent project history of the Associated Project (see, e.g. Key Objective: 1.0 iCAP 2020 Illinois Climate Action Plan) [note: need to resolve informational message on full listing page]

TODOs:

• Track down and resolve informational message on full listing page for Project Updates by Key Objective (see, e.g. Projects Updates for key objective: 1.0 iCAP 2020 Illinois Climate Action Plan)
• Why is the Achieve Zero Waste project map page not loading?
• Discuss metrics at next meeting
  • Metrics with lots of data
  • Consider how to handle old metrics that no longer track new data. Archive somehow?
  • Fun with math (e.g. combining multiple metrics)
• Reorganize Collections pages
  • Keep project listing in top left
  • Move map to lower left
  • Move Updates to top right, show 5-7
  • Keep Hierarchy in lower right, link to hierarchy in separate page rather than loading in current page to speed up page loading time
• Related Files section on project pages: show as list rather than cards, add spacing between items, remove bullet points

Deke Weaver, Professor in the School of Art & Design, requested a tour of the Waste Transfer Station, as well as asked the following questions: 

1. Do any of you have a rough estimate of how many plastic water bottles the U of I population goes through in a day (week, month, year)?

2. Would it be possible to collect a few of the plastic water bottles from the recycling center for this project?

Weaver is working on a public engagement piece about the oceans, climate, plastics and interconnected ecosystems and needs approximately 2500-4000 bottles. The project is a whale sculpture named CETACEAN. 

Shawn Patterson from Facilities & Services replied explaining that the waste transfer station acquires 2-3 thousand pounds of plastics each month and will be able to accommodate the professor's need for plastics.

Project update from Gabriel Harper-Hagen:

Over the course of the 2022 summer, Gabriel Harper-Hagen interviewed 45 members from the Champaign-Urbana region to understand more about the regions position on biodiversity. This process has created support for the plan from the community. Achievements and gaps were identified in the region along with barriers and recommendations to successfully integrate a biodiversity master plan. Photos of key aspects and sites were gathered. Strategies for achieving goals have been identified and are in the revising process. The plan is currently being constructed as a draft. Background research and information has been collected and used for support on the topic of urban biodiversity. 

Good morning Eric, Molly, and Zach,

I hope this message finds your team well. I wanted to follow up with you after the presentation from last week and make sure that you have my contact information going forward, since I joined the Facilities & Services team so recently. I was very excited to see the zero waste pillar included in so many of the solutions you presented, especially regarding the green cleaning chemicals.

One of the projects that the F&S waste management interns and I have been working on the past few weeks is finding chemical alternatives for all the cleaning products that BSWs currently use that would satisfy the requirements for WELL and LEED certifications. This has proven to be challenging, as no single brand we researched had a comprehensive program to address all our needs. After hearing about the WAXIE green cleaning program, I am interested in continuing the conversation about this! I’d love to learn more about what products North American would recommend for the university.

Thank you,

Daphne Hulse (she/her)
ZERO WASTE COORDINATOR
Facilities & Services | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
+1 (217) 333-7550 | dlhulse2@illinois.edu

Thank you Daphne for your email, and it was great meeting you last week!

Pete and Macie made it very apparent how important Zero Waste is to the university, so I am sure you have the university’s complete support in your efforts.

I was telling Macie in a separate email chain that I am working on next steps with CIF, Can Liners, Robotics, and we can also continue the chemical conversation as it relates to Waxie Solsta.

I am attaching a product sheet that shares which solutions the system has that are third party registered and what those certifications are (review pages 28-29). These are just the products that are in the dilution control system, which means they would do 90% of the daily cleaning for the buildings.

When we come down next week, we can dive in a little deeper and develop a list of chemicals to trial.

Thank you everyone!

Zach

Bromley Hall benefits from the Feed the Thing program. Large toters (big blue trash cans on wheels) are stationed near the dumpsters, where students can recycle their recyclables.