Attached are the meeting minutes of the meeting on 1 October.

Food waste was discussed and potential objectives were discussed.

Additionally, Landon Hill of DRS joined the group for a quick chat about the DRS battery recycling program.

"I’ve Heard of Carbon Off-Setting - But What is Carbon In-Setting and How Can It Reduce the Carbon Footprint of My Supply Chain?" presented via webinar by Angela Foster-Rice, Principal at Aerial Consulting. Join us in the SJW conference room at ISTC or view it from the comfort of your own office. This event is free, but registration to view the webinar is required.

October 10, 12–1 pm • 1 Hazelwood Dr. in Champaign

Elizabeth Meschewski • Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

Sustainability Seminar: Reducing Carbon Footprint in Supply Chains

The SWATeam met to discuss the division of labor of the iCAP 2020 Objectives research. Several team members took initiative to present informed objective ideas on an area of Zero Waste Sustainability.

Attached are the meeting minutes for the first Transportation SWATeam meeting. New members and old members were introduced and caught up to speed. The iCAP 2020 was introduced.

The attached file and following links are reference materials for the Zero Waste SWATeam, for developing draft objectives for the 2020 iCAP.

Every few years iSEE submits data to the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), in the Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Reporting System (STARS).  Our campus is STARS gold, and we would like to aim for platinum.  This is a resource as you consider 2020 iCAP objectives.

• The STARS report from Feb. 2019 is online at https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/.
• Procurement data is at
  
  • Sustainable Procurement 1.75 / 3.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-11/
  • Electronics 0.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-12/
  • Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing 0.98 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-13/
  • Office Paper Purchasing 0.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-14/
• Recycling data is at
  
  • Waste Minimization and Diversion 3.05 / 8.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/waste/OP-19/
  • Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion 0.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/waste/OP-20/
  • Hazardous Waste Management 1.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/waste/OP-21/
• Dining practices info is at
  
  • Food and Beverage Purchasing 0.00 / 6.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/food-dining/OP-7/
  • Sustainable Dining 2.00 / 2.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/food-dining/OP-8/

You can see from the scores above that some items were not pursued.  If you click on a link above and then choose “Credit Info,” you can see the data requirements for that item. 

Attached are the meeting minutes from the Zero Waste SWATeam meeting on 17 September, where the trajectory for iCAP 2020 was discussed, as well as review of SP19 SWATeam recommendations and a potential battery recycling initiative. 

The mode share for campus employees driving alone is down from an original figure of 74% to only 60%!  There is more work to be done to reach our FY20 goal of only 55%, but this is great progress! Check out the graph at 4.4 Reduce Single Occupancy Vehicle Usage, or read the attached files for more details.

The Sustainable Student Farm will host its annual Open House on Friday September 6 from 3-6 PM.  Tours of the SSF and Woody Perennial Polyculture projects will be offered as well as food items prepared by the U of I’s Housing and Dining Services featuring produce from the farm. The Student Sustainable Farm grows fruit and vegetables that are sold within the campus community.  Woody Perennial Polyculture is an experimental, alternative farming approach focusing on perennial tree crops instead of annual cropping systems.  Come out to listen, eat, and learn!

September 6, 3–6:00 PM • https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sustainable+Student+Farm/@40.079908,-88.2189663,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x880cd6f002562e19:0x5ffbd796430d2fef!8m2!3d40.079908!4d-88.2167776

Bruce Branham • Department of Crop Sciences