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  4. RE: recycling bags at ISR

    Associated Project(s): 
    Increase Recycling through the WTS

    Hello Recycling Team,

     

    iSEE had a sustainability table at the Housing Resident Advisor fair yesterday, and one concern was brought up about recycling at Illinois Street Residence Hall.  Apparently, a BSW was putting recyclables into the dumpster without blue bags.

     

    Can you please check into it and let me and Jen (copied) know how to reply to the inquiry she got?

     

    Thanks,

    Morgan

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    Hi Jen & Morgan,

     

    Sakshi and I will be meeting with Mark Kuehl from Housing next week to discuss BSWs’ consistent use of color-coded bags. Mark said this was something they had intended to implement previously, but the pandemic pushed back those plans.

     

    Thank you,
    Daphne

  8. Green rolloff for recycling arrives!

    Associated Project(s): 
    Achieve Zero Waste
    Tailgate Recycling
    "Don't Waste" with Coca-Cola
    Fighting Illini, Fighting Waste
    Increase Recycling through the WTS
    Campuswide Zero Waste events
    Welcome Celebration Recycling

    It's here, it's here, it's finally here. Waste Transfer Station purchased a new green rolloff container specifically for recycling. We expect to use it for tailgate recycling, welcome week, and any other event that produces an excess of recycling or would benefit from a container dedicated to recyclables.

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  10. Toner and Ink Cartridge Recycling

    Associated Project(s): 
    Increase Recycling Rates

    Hi Daphne,

     

    Just to confirm, this is toner and not an ink cartridge for printer. We don’t have many inkjet printers, but I don’t want to assume which one you have.

     

    Thanks,

    Brad

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    Hi Brad,

     

    That’s correct – toner is what we are referring to! Apologies for the confusion.

     

    Thank you,
    Daphne

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    HI Daphne,

     

    The vendors we work with for recycling toner quit accepting them. Unfortunately, they have to be thrown away.

     

    Thanks,

    Brad

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    Hi Morgan & Stephanie,

     

    Below is the response I received from Brad re: toner recycling. Sarthak was over at IT recently and noted that there was a box of toner cartridges that the IT team has been collecting for many, many years since the vendor stopped accepting them for recycling. I’ll do some research to see if there’s a solution in this region.

     

    Thank you,

    Daphne

  12. LoadMan status update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Track Waste from Frontload Trucks

    From: Hiser, Daniel William <dwhiser@illinois.edu>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 6:54 AM
    To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Subject: RE: Truck Status June 15

     

    (31270-21) The part was installed, the part had the wrong software, the part was sent back to them, then they sent it back with the correct software and now it needs re-installed.

    (31272-11) The truck and software is functioning

     

    Thank you,

    Dan

    217.300.8545

  13. LoadMan truck status update - sent to Dan and Daphne every 7:00PM CST

    Associated Project(s): 
    Track Waste from Frontload Trucks

    From: john@loadman.com <john@loadman.com>
    Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 7:00 PM
    To: Hiser, Daniel William <dwhiser@illinois.edu>
    Subject: Truck Status August 08

     

    Hi Dan,

    Truck

    Truck Name

    Meter

    NoGps

    Loads

    GPS

    On/Off

    Missed

    Neg

    Product

    Status

    Front Load Landfill

    31272-11

    134096

    0

    32

    428

    2

    0

    0

    PRODUCT UNKNOWN

    		  

    New Truck

    New Truck

    137607

    0

    0

    0

    2

    0

    0

    		  

    No GPS and no loads

     

    Column definitions and actions:

    • NoGPS is the count of lift records missing GPS coordinates. Lifts without GPS can’t be assigned to a customer by location
    • Loads is the count of lift records
    • GPS is the count of truck location records, typically recorded every 20 to 30 seconds
    • On/Off is the count of meter power on and power off messages
    • Missed is a load that was weighed while lifted but the empty container wasn't weighed when set down because of the fork angle
    • Neg is the count of lifts negative by more than 100 lbs. A high count indicates a calibration problem
    • Status is a summary of what the counts mean.
      • Blank means no problems detected
      • No Loads means that no lifts were recorded.
      • No GPS means no GPS coordinates were recorded
      • Missing GPS means more than 10% of loads lacked GPS coordinates.
      • XX% negative loads is lifts/neg when the result is greater than 10%
      • No truck locations means that lifts have GPS coordinates but the truck isn’t recording location records
      • No GPS and no loads means the truck is connecting but not sending data

    “No Loads” means that truck didn’t record any loads during the route.

    For “No Loads” and “XX% negative loads”, call Richard at 206-898-7801 and have a bubble level to see if the problem can be fixed with calibration. Richard may diagnose a problem that could require your dealer to make a service call to fix it.

    For “No GPS” or "Missing GPS", get in the cab of the truck and locate the GPS antenna (a black plastic magnet-backed square about an inch on a side and ½ an inch high) and ensure that it is plugged in and near the windshield so it is exposed to the sky and not covered up by something. You can also go into troubleshooting mode and go to TROUBLE GPS which will display the number of satellites that the meter can lock onto and the current lat/lon.

    For "Missed", the gross weight of the lift is stored in the container weight and the load weight is zero. To "repair" the record, subtract the empty container weight from earlier lifts at that location and store the difference in the load weight.

    There’s a separate table at the bottom of truck reports that indicates the last time the meter connected. If the truck is active and the meter should have connected but hasn’t sent any data, call me (John) at 425-235-4335 and I can help troubleshoot connection problems.

    jcc

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