F&S Energy Conservation Presentation
Associated Project(s):
Paul Foote with the F&S Energy Conservation department presented these slides to the NRES 285 class.
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Funding Approval for Outdoor Recycling Bins
Associated Project(s):Evan DeLucia and Mohamed Attalla approved $310,000 of funding from the Carbon Credit Sales Fund for replacing outdoor trash receptacles with trash and recycling dual bins.
An email of the approval is attached below.
A project memo is attached below.
SSC Final Report: Campus Bike Parking Overhaul, Phase 1
Associated Project(s):SSC funded the Campus Bike Parking Overhaul, Phase 1 project in FY12 for $225,000. Please see attached the final report pertaining to this project.
Attached Files:Donut Hole bike parking inventory as of 4/7/2020
Associated Project(s):Please see attached the inventory spreadsheet.
Total Donut Holes from FY12 2302 Remaining Donut Holes as of 4/7/20 240 % remaining 10.43% % removed as of 4/7/20 89.57% Attached Files:Glass recycling finds funding on campus
Associated Project(s):Glass recycling finds funding on campus
Recycling and trash bins lie near the west courtyard of the Union on Wednesday. The University offers more than 3,000 recycling bins around campus including glass deposits.
BY LUIS VELAZQUEZ, STAFF WRITER
OCTOBER 10, 2019A glass recycling bin located in the Illini Union Courtyard surprised associate director of Facilities and Services for Sustainability Morgan White because she thought the University does not partake in recycling glass. Although many bins around campus only have places for plastic, paper, cardboard and scrap metal to be recycled, the University Housing Dining Services still funds glass recycling.
More than 3,000 recycling bins are available throughout campus in dorms, as well as public facilities where plastic bottles, paper, cardboard and scrap metal can be recycled.
“A few times in the past 30 years, we have reviewed the materials that go through the F&S Waste Transfer Station, and we found that there is a very small amount of glass,” White said in an email. “Recently, Waste Characterization Studies were done for (eight) buildings on campus, measuring the exact amount of waste materials produced by each of those buildings.”
According to White, Dave Guth, interim senior associate director of operations at the Illini Union, said, “This is probably one of the last remaining fiberglass bins we have in the building. The old containers had a separate stream for glass bottles and aluminum cans/plastic bottles.”
White said although small amounts of glass come from campus buildings, the University Housing’s Dining Services have chosen to fund glass recycling.
According to the Waste Management and Recycling website, “The University ‘diverts about 30% of its waste from landfills.’”
With help from the F+S Waste Management Department, the University is aiming to reach its goal of reducing the total amount of waste sent to landfills. The University’s objective is to obtain a Zero Waste Campus environment, as indicated in the Illinois Climate Action Plan.
The Waste Transfer Station, a facility for recycling goods, operates daily compacting and shipping trash to a landfill. However, the recyclables that come from campus are manually sorted and deposited into storage bins. After being compressed in a different bin, they are sold to recycling companies.
Nichole Millage, environmental sustainability specialist for the City of Champaign Public Works Department, said the city offers glass recycling, but does not actually collect or process trash. This job is done by other companies, such as private solid waste haulers.
“The City manages a multifamily recycling program (Feed the Thing), but the pick-up services are contracted to a private hauler (Midwest Fiber Recycling in Urbana),” Millage said in an email. “Per City Code, all licensed residential solid waste haulers in the City of Champaign are required to accept glass for recycling from residents.”
Lesly Ortega, sophomore in LAS, said she believes since the University does not tell students to recycle, the majority do not properly recycle trash. However, Ortega is glad the University offers this option in general.
“I feel like glass is used a lot more now,” Ortega said. “A lot of the refreshments sold in vending machines or in stores are accompanied with glass, so instead of it being thrown away, it should be recycled.”
new bins installed on Green Street
Associated Project(s):New dual bins were installed on Green Street this fall, as part of the MCORE project.
Collection Containers to Increase Recycling Efforts
Associated Project(s):As part of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s effort to improve sustainability, new recycling and landfill collection containers have been distributed to buildings on the Urbana campus. Eventually, more than 20 buildings will have the containers, which feature three top openings with easily-identifiable and color-coded labels for either “landfill,” “paper,” or “bottles & cans.”
Collection Containers to Increase Recycling Efforts
Pete Varney . Facilities & Services
New Collection Containers to Help Increase Recycling Efforts
Associated Project(s):As part of Illinois’ effort to improve sustainability, new recycling and landfill collection containers have been distributed to buildings on the Urbana campus.
This first set of containers can be found in Gregory Hall, Lincoln Hall, English Building, Henry Administration Building, Wohlers Hall, and the Physical Plant Service Building. By fall 2019, 113 containers will be deployed across campus, primarily in first-floor hallways to divert recycled products away from the landfill.
The containers feature three top openings with easily identifiable and color-coded labels for either “landfill,” “paper,” or “bottles & cans.” The acquisition and distribution of the new collection containers was coordinated from the office of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, the F&S Waste Transfer Station, and by Pete Varney, associate director of Operations, Maintenance & Alterations, Transportation & Automotive Services.
“We are striving to add consistency to receptacles across campus,” said Varney. “We’ll continue to increase the number of containers over time, but we want to get a big impact out there now. We want to start someplace where they will be seen, they will be noticed, and they will have an impact.”
The containers will help continue to raise awareness about the importance of recycling on campus, according to Shawn Patterson, transportation manager.
“What we see is, ‘Just throw it in the trash can and [F&S] will recycle it,’ and that is something that sets a bad example for us, for the students, and for everybody especially going forward. We need everyone’s help to make sure we are recycling the right things, and these containers will make it easier for students, faculty, and staff members to help us accomplish the university goal of an increased recycling rate.”
The Waste Transfer Station diverted 26.2 percent to recycling in FY2019, with a goal set by the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) of 30 percent by 2020 and 35 percent by 2025.
For more information about the program, contact Associate Director of Operations, Maintenance & Alterations, Transportation & Automotive Services, Pete Varney pvarney@illinois.edu, 217-333-7583.
SSC funds Recycling Pods
Associated Project(s):The Illini Union has purchased 6 outdoor recycling units and 7 indoor units to address the growing need for recycling centers in and around the Union. This project will add an additional 10 recycling bins to the current initiative. In doing so, recycling efforts will increase around the Union, iCAP objectives will be implemented, recycling will be promoted across campus, strides towards waste reduction will be made – among just some of the positive impacts.
Attached Files:bike box rap video
Associated Project(s):Here is a fun new addition to the education effort on the new bike infrastructure on campus.
https://mtd.org/inside/mtd-pulse/how-to-use-a-bike-box-stop-turn-wait/
MTD Newsletter for August 2017
Associated Project(s):Welcome to MTD's Fall 2017 Service Year
MTD’s 2017-18 service year began yesterday and new Maps & Schedules books are now available on our buses and at Illinois Terminal. Pick up yours today & let us know if you have any questions-just call 217.384.8188 or email us.
In addition to a few timetable and routing adjustments, our passengers and the public should be aware of several larger changes this year: MTD has moved to a Designated Stops system, Round Barn Road in Champaign is now the main transfer point for routes in west Champaign, and MCORE project work will continue to cause reroutes in and around Campustown.
School trips for Unit 4 and District 116 middle and high schoolers will begin this Wednesday, August 16, and just prior to University of Illinois classes beginning Monday, August 28, all summer service reductions will end on Friday, August 25.
See you soon on the bus, trail, sidewalk or at Illinois Terminal!Introducing Designated Stops
MTD's Fall 2017 Service Year began on Sunday, August 13, 2017, the same day our new Maps & Schedules book went into effect.
One major change this fall is the introduction of system-wide designated stops. Several Open Houses were held to solicit input from the public, and MTD staff compiled and incorporated the comments into our planning process. A full list of designated stops locations and maps are available at cumtd.com in our "Documents" section under Designated Stops Fall 2017.
We're here to help you with this new system. To find or verify your nearest designated stop, give us a call at 217.384.8188 or send us an email.State of the (Illini) Union
MCORE Project work in front of the Illini Union is progressing and reroutes are ongoing. Follow MTD on Facebook or Twitter for reroute information & updates, like this drone footage from Overhead Ag.
Illinois Terminal Expansion Announced
Developer Hans Grotelueschen’s major downtown Champaign project once sited at Washington and Walnut streets will move several blocks south and east to merge with a planned expansion of Illinois Terminal by the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD).
As part of a new vision for this development, Grotelueschen and MTD officials are also evaluating a hockey arena and athletics event center for approximately 5000 spectators. In so doing, they hope to partner with the University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA), which recently announced that it was studying the feasibility of adding Division I ice hockey. Read More>
In the News
Did you happen to catch MTD Grant Manager Jane Sullivan's Getting Personal piece in yesterday's News-Gazette or WCIA's recent story on Operator Goodrich? We're proud of our people! Take a few minutes to learn more about who drives MTD.
MCORE update August 2017
Associated Project(s):With UIUC Fall Semester looming ahead, the MCORE Project Partners are sharing the following updated construction map
Additional bike racks purchased in FY17
Associated Project(s):The Unviersity purchased an additional 16 3-loop, 20 4-loop, and 50 5-loop rail-mounted bicycle racks from RJ Thomas Manufacturing Co. Inc. in FY17. These bike racks were received in Spring 2017.
Provost Office approves funding for LED Exit Signs
Associated Project(s):The Office of the Provost approved $75,000 in one-time funding for the next step in the LED Exit Sign retrofit project. The funding of $75,000 is for LED Exit Sign lighting replacement, additions, and new building surveys. Material and labor of $70,000 would be used to replace 343 fixtures in 20 buildings at an average rate of $204/fixture. An additional $5,000 is proposed to survey 50 campus buildings for exit light counts. That will provide the input necessary for the next phase, once this phase is completed.
LED Exit Signs funding request submitted
Associated Project(s):F&S Building Maintenance submitted the attached funding request to the F&S Director of Shared and Administrative Services for the next round of the LED Exit Sign projects.
Attached Files:Sarthak Prasad Final Report: Independent study with Morgan Johnston ENG 573 (fall 2016)
Associated Project(s):Sarthak Prasad completed his independent study with Dr. Rizwan Uddin in fall 2016. Please see attached the final report from this study.
November 2016 Bike Parking Letter to SSC
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:The purchase of new bike racks
Associated Project(s):The University purchased 25 3-loop, 35 4-loop, and 70 5-loop rail-mounted bicycle racks from RJ Thomas Manufacturing Co. Inc. These bike racks were recieved in October 2016
Meeting with F&S officials
Associated Project(s):Met with the university Facilities and Services officials and LED staff on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, to discuss the progress of LED Campus projects so far. The main focus of the meeting was Exit signs in the buildings. Meeting was hosted by Mogan Johnston, and attended by Ken Buenting, Brian Finet, Steven Bainbridge, and Patty Douglas.
bike rack map is being updated
Associated Project(s):The Illinois map has a category called bike racks. These were added based on a student survey done several years ago. The Active Transportation Coordinator is working with GIS Specialist James Whitacre, and student volunteers, to update the data and the campus map. This should be completed during FY17.
