RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the September 2022 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totaling 1333.9 Megawatt hours.

The Septmeber 2022 Buyer's Share Report is attached below.

From: Scrogum, Joy Joann <jscrogum@illinois.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2022 4:18 PM
To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Cc: Samaras, Zach <zsamaras@illinois.edu>; Feher, Savannah <sfeher@illinois.edu>; Vogel, Kealie Diann <kdvogel2@illinois.edu>; Varney, Peter W <pvarney@illinois.edu>
Subject: Information available in the "UC Campus Waste Audit" group on Teams

Daphne, thanks for taking the time to speak with our ISTC team this afternoon.

As noted, the previous two UIUC building waste characterization reports (file names "Baseline_Waste_Stream_Characterization_Study_Final_Report" and "Waste characterization phase 2") are in the “Files” section of the “UC Campus Waste Audit” group on teams, so you can see the buildings previously audited and consider whether to include those in the new study for some temporal comparison.

The document “Waste Audit Activity Zone Summary” provides links to our recent work with Northwestern University, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and Missouri State University (MSU). When this document was originally added to Teams, the MSU plan had not yet been published, but it was released this month, so I’ve updated the file with a link to that plan. This summary document shows the activity zones defined at each university, the number of representative buildings analyzed within each zone, and refers to the specific pages within each respective plan in which activity zones are discussed. For all three of these campuses, ISTC conducted waste characterizations using the activity zone approach, summarized current waste management practices, and collected feedback from focus groups (we conducted the focus group sessions for Northwestern an UIC, but MSU conducted their own sessions virtually during the pandemic). We then worked with campus personnel to consider the data collected, along with their waste reduction and diversion goals, and formulated recommended strategies to reach those goals as part of waste management plans.

Beyond focus group sessions, in past studies we’ve also collected feedback from conversations during building walkthroughs, as part of more informal conversations, and from surveys like the UIUC building occupant survey (also on Teams). We’re happy to work with you to find the right balance of approaches for your purposes. The questions from the previous building occupant survey, for example, need not be presented as part of a survey this time around. Perhaps those could be among the questions for discussion within in-person focus groups.

Also within the files on Teams is a copy of an email in which I described the activity zone approach and put forth some possible zones for the UIUC campus, along with some campus buildings that might fall within them (including buildings that were part of previous waste characterizations).

So, take some time to consider all of this material, and let me know some days/times that would work for your schedule later in October or early November to work with ISTC on the definition of activity zones, specific buildings to include, and whether/how to incorporate stakeholder engagement in ISTC’s proposal. We look forward to working with you!

Best wishes,

Joy

Joy Scrogum
Assistant Scientist, Sustainability
LEED Green Associate | Sustainability Excellence Professional (SEP)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Prairie Research Institute
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC)
Champaign, IL 61820
 

On September 28, UIUC sustainability representatives met with Coca-Cola and discussed the following:

Attendance: Jake Slager, Meredith Moore, Jen Fraterrigo, Morgan White, Liz Doeschot, Marty Kaufmann, Kendall Chadwick, Tyler Swanson, Shawn Patterson, Thurman Etchison, John Mount

• Daphne will be the primary point of contact going forward for UIUC.

• Jen will get the spreadsheet of points of contact organized (Daphne can help with this).

Agenda:

• Liz will share sustainability insights after being on campus.

• Update on Don’t Waste campaign.

  • Build out a broader scope of ideas to include all of campus life.

• Updates on signage for digital and cooler bags (QR code).

• One cost of U of I for the updated signage:

  • $10,000 budget (accrued 12 months, to spend across 18 months).

  • $8,000 to get 120 bins shipped for convocation and welcome week.

  • The next $10,000 for the next academic year could be used for the zero waste event or wherever it makes most sense to use.

  • The updated bins will be free for U of I (we already paid once for the original).

• Colors of the bins:

  • Concern that the blue is going to be too dark.

  • One of the messages: recycling and re-enjoy it.

• Thurman: don’t want any bins for dining. Cleaning them is challenging (especially the trash receptacles) because they fold up on you. Not a great solution for dining.

Kendall Chadwick: currently in discovery phase. Coming to next call with list of questions to put together a plan that fits with our plan moving forward.

Scheduling: 1 small Wednesday group, full group on the last Wednesday of the month

• Thurman: likes to be here, doesn’t need to be here every week.

• Shawn: likes to be here, doesn’t need to be here every week.

• Marty: DIA, State Farm Center, keep on the weekly group.

Do we have passionate student groups?

• Athletics groups would be nice, and we don’t know them on the sustainability side.

• DIA student liaison? Illini Orange? Block I? Illini Provide? Orange Crush?

• Jen, Morgan, and Meredith have connections to sustainability student groups, but we want athletics groups too.

  • Marty will find a contact. Marketing would know.

• On our side, we could have SECS, SSLC have a meeting with these student groups, with a couple relevant staff. iSEE is trying to make these connections.

Meeting through Coca-Cola is a way to create synergies between different silos on campus. Right now, that’s sustainability and athletics.

Zero Waste event: is this the right phrase? Closed-loop refers to getting it back to the original source. Think about the message:

• iCAP has a Zero Waste chapter.

• Hired a Zero Waste coordinator.

• We can consider different phrases.

Liz Doeschot: noticed on the walk that there were recycling receptacles with black trash bags.

• Black bags are not guaranteed to cut through and recycle things.

• Clear bags questionable. Could have recyclables in them, but may not. We can quickly identify if they do.

• Blue bags are for recycling.

• Dorms fall under Housing (Residence Halls).

Attached is an excel file showing UIUC sources of Electric Power for FY22. 

Below is an email from Jake Slager regarding a recurring meeting with UIUC and Coca Cola on sustainability topics.

Attached are graphics discussed in the meeting.

Hi everyone,

Attached are the files reviewed on this week’s call:

• MBS best in class recycling messaging and zero waste event criteria
• Updated “Don’t Waste” Campaign Logos lo res files for review/feedback
  
  • Updated High Res files below, and will get the other sizes and images updated to post on UIUC Box site and spread across campus digitally and then physically as we update signage
  • Recycling & Trash Bin Creative
  • Cooler Back Creative

Recap from today’s call with full details are below in red to answer recent questions:

• Proposals for zero waste athletic events: we are interested in hearing about what has and hasn't worked for other universities. Will we hear about proposals this week or the next?
  
  • Shared again that consistency around sustainability messaging is key, engaging student groups, service hour opportunities with passionate groups to educate, amplify, and execute the event could be next best steps to understand scope and timing
    
    • To go through all items, cost can be $20k-$30k to get everything captured/sorted-so checking what’s most feasible to execute a zero waste event that’s impactful but realistic too so we’re all able to learn from greatly overall
    • Athletics support needed: Jennifer checking with Athletics Board/DIA personnel meeting, Jake to discuss with Marty further too
• Updated materials for the new "Don't Waste" logo
  
  • Attached low res updates for review and discussion today
  • Coca-Cola North America will update graphics and bins with only the 1 time cost to U of I since this tag line/messaging changed due to trademark on Don’t Waste It
    
    • Context provided that original slogan was ok/approved for last 18 months until recently it was caught trademark filed-using Don’t Waste on campus moving forward which is clear
• Revised drawing/rendering of the picnic tables
  
  • Attached-please continue to update Coke on campus mapping approval/feedback and timing to understand if and when these are able to be placed (could push back past Nov 15 America Recycles Day of UIUC needs more time to implement)
  • Also see all answers on questions for these tables too

Solar Table questions/answers:

• What is the maintenance cost moving forward? (i.e. if a solar panel breaks, or if a charging station stops working and needs service/repair, how does that work or who covers the cost to fix?)
  
  • Battery life expectation? Maintenance for battery recycling/repair over long term question came up too..
  • There is a maintenance plan that we could offer, or we could pay an hourly rate for repairs. Brette is working to get an understanding of what other users typically need, but right now there is no budget for repairs or maintenance.

• Graphics co-branded preferred-but should something change in future years-are they allowed to brand them differently 
  
  • Looking into this, but gut-check says it probably wouldn’t be a problem if they’re being wrapped.
• Is there a way to permanently attach them to the ground? 
  
  • Seats look attached to table, but curious if there’s any ‘live’ pictures of an open box for more detailed information vs the rendering slides
  • Tables can be bolted down - as stated before we need to rely on the universities to do this given their property.
• Are there lights anywhere? 
  
  • Black table on campus at night/safety first concern and curios if lights under the canopy or anything exist or are able to be added/included over time
  • Tables will have an LED under the umbrella

• Refreshed annual timeline for the "Don't Waste" campaign: we are interested in hearing about the ideas Coca-Cola has for “Don't Waste” initiatives throughout the academic year.
  
  • Working to provide this timeline and build out strategic initiatives with agency to share back with U of I Sustainability team, YAH agency still working on details
• Clarification on the new "Don't Waste" bins: will Coca-Cola be replacing the old bins with the updated colors? Are there any plans with providing bins to athletics?
  
  • Yes, the Coca-Cola Company will replace these and take care of the cost (U of I cost 1 time only)
  • We can provide bins to athletics: will need to talk through further on more permanent fixture options together- and would need to be mutually agreed upon and keep with consistent messaging across campus; including athletics approval similar to solar table being placed on campus per board approval
• Waste audit: there will be an internal meeting for this on 9-30-22, and we are looking to determine a quote. UIUC will then circle back with Coca-Cola about our plans and timeline.
  
  • Circular solutions can help get a quote together-requested-will keep you posted on timing and other information needed-will share more details as they become available

• Also, we discussed that it may be most beneficial and to be cognizant of everyone’s time, that we look to move the overall call with everyone to monthly or quarterly, and then still have a weekly or bi-weekly appointment with Sustainability committee leaders that can help identify/work together on specifics and then summarize it to the full group and loop in folks as needed (i.e. zero waste event, recycling audit request, etc).

Please reach out for anything else needed and appreciate the continued collaboration!

Go Fighting Illini Football tonight, I-L-L!!!

C-PACE Project updates from Champaign County Executive Darlene Kloeppel:

• Detailed information about the C-PACE Project can be found on the Champaign County website
• So far, the Champaign County has approved one project with a few others in the pipeline.