Meeting with SSC and F&S to confirm details of composting feasibility study scope. Kevin, Matt, and Morgan worked on completing the project request form. Kevin, Carl, and Tracy worked on detailing the transportation charges budget. Kevin also met with Dawn Aubrey about the food waste supply.
Planning Division brought into discussion, so the project can get implemented. Matt Edmonson assigned as capital planner for the Food Waste Composting Feasibility Study.
Series of emails from Kevin Wolz with various F&S staff. Tracy was involved in discussions with Kevin about the waste container and truck options. Ryan Welch was involved in discussions with Kevin about the possibilities of using the Grounds landscape compost site and equipment.
Kevin Wolz met with Carl Wegel & Tracy Osby to discuss compost pick-up & transportation
Small-scale food waste pilot project continuing at the Illinois Sustainable Technologies Center.
SSC minutes from 10/8/10 include this update:
Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) includes composting on list for proposed funding. Kevin Wolz assigned as SSC Intern “working at feasibility of composting.”
Is your farm sustainable? How can you make your farm sustainable? The Illinois Farm Sustainability Calculator can help you figure out these things out. And it's pretty easy to use. See the list of tabs on the bottom of your screen? Navigate through them by using the grey buttons at the top of the sheets or by hitting ctrl+page down (cmd+page down on macs) In each sheet, fill each white box with data from your farm. Be sure to make a selection in all of the white drop-down boxes too. If you don't know something, leave the default number or the default selection in place. If your farm does not have ten separate fields, leave the extra field sheets unchanged. Same goes for any extra ruminant, swine, and poultry sheets.
Previous composting study “U08067 Dairy Cattle Composting Facility” reviewed options for full scale complete composting of animal, food, agriculture, and landscape waste. Study was cancelled before completion because ACES ran into budget issues and the whole Dairy program was slated for potential reduction or elimination.
The 2007 University of Illinois Master Plan includes a composting site on the South Farms Master Plan map.
