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  2. Returning CustomPak and TerraCycle boxes

    Associated Project(s): 
    Single-Use Mask (PPE) Recycling [ARCHIVED]

    From: Allie Cope <allie.cope@terracycle.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 2:27 PM
    To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>; Cathy Hosler <cathy.hosler@terracycle.com>
    Cc: Kristen Wogelius <kristen.wogelius@terracycle.com>
    Subject: RE: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Custom Pak Pickup

     

    Hi Daphne,

     

    9 boxes is usually the recommended maximum per pallet, so that would work!

     

     

         Allie Cope

         Logistics Coordinator

              708-223-1074

            www.tcrwusa.com 

           www.terracycle.com

     

               

     

    Eliminating the Idea of Waste®

     

                            313 Airport Rd., North Aurora IL 60542 USA  

     

    To request a bulk recycling pickup, please go to https://tcrwusa.com/pages/pickup-request-form

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    From: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 2:20 PM
    To: Allie Cope <allie.cope@terracycle.com>; Cathy Hosler <cathy.hosler@terracycle.com>
    Cc: Kristen Wogelius <kristen.wogelius@terracycle.com>
    Subject: RE: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Custom Pak Pickup

     

    Hi Allie,

     

    Wanted to follow up with you on University of Illinois’ initiative to send back our mask recycling boxes. We collected 9 CustomPak boxes across campus to ship back. Is there a specific number of CustomPak boxes we need to fit on a single pallet?

     

    Thank you,
    Daphne

     

     

    Daphne Hulse (she/her)
    Zero Waste Coordinator
    Facilities & Services | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    +1 (217) 333-7550 | dlhulse2@illinois.edu
     


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    From: Allie Cope <allie.cope@terracycle.com>
    Sent: Monday, December 19, 2022 1:26 PM
    To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>; Cathy Hosler <cathy.hosler@terracycle.com>
    Cc: Kristen Wogelius <kristen.wogelius@terracycle.com>
    Subject: RE: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Custom Pak Pickup

     

    Hi Daphne,

     

    We can accept the CustomPak boxes. The Zero Waste boxes should have prepaid labels already on them for when they are full and ready to be returned.

     

    Thank you!

     

     

         Allie Cope

         Logistics Coordinator

              708-223-1074

             *New Website!*

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           www.terracycle.com

     

               

     

    Eliminating the Idea of Waste®

     

                            313 Airport Rd., North Aurora IL 60542 USA  

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    From: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Sent: Monday, December 19, 2022 1:19 PM
    To: Cathy Hosler <cathy.hosler@terracycle.com>
    Cc: Kristen Wogelius <kristen.wogelius@terracycle.com>; Allie Cope <allie.cope@terracycle.com>
    Subject: RE: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Custom Pak Pickup

     

    Hi Cathy,

     

    Thank so much for your quick response; I will work on collecting and staging these as requested. Clarifying question: we have some CustomPak “VaporShield” boxes, and we also have some boxes that are branded as the TerraCycle Zero Waste recycling boxes (images for both are attached). Do you accept returns for both of these, or just the CustomPak?

     

    Thank you,


    Daphne

     

    Daphne Hulse (she/her)
    Zero Waste Coordinator
    Facilities & Services | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    +1 (217) 333-7550 | dlhulse2@illinois.edu
     


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    From: Cathy Hosler <cathy.hosler@terracycle.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 12:15 PM
    To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Cc: Kristen Wogelius <kristen.wogelius@terracycle.com>; Allie Cope <allie.cope@terracycle.com>
    Subject: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Custom Pak Pickup

     

    Hello Daphne,

     

    Thanks for reaching out. It looks like you have our Custom Pak boxes. These will need to be collected, palletized, and shrink wrapped for transport. Once ready,  please complete the attached form and return it (reply all). Once received, our logistics team can work on coordinating a carrier to come and haul away the material and transport it back to our recycling facility (on a bill of lading). It’s important to note that someone will need to attach the proper paperwork, be on site to direct the driver to the material and sign the BOL.

     

    I hope this helps! If you have additional questions, I’d be happy to help.

     

    Thank you for recycling!

     

  3. Digital signage for Summer Bicycle Roundup

    Associated Project(s): 
    Collection and Donation of Abandoned Bicycles

    Attached digital signs was shared with several departments on campus with the following message:

    F&S is in the process of removing all abandoned bicycles left on campus over the summer. All bicycles on campus property have been tagged with an orange sticker. If a bicycle still has this sticker by July 5, it will be considered abandoned and subsequently impounded. Bicyclists must remove this tag from their bicycle to keep it active and to avoid impound.

    This sign was posted on 6/22/2023 until 7/14/2023 at the following departments:

    • Illini Union and Bookstore
    • F&S
    • BIF
    • Campus Recreation
    • Beckman
    • Architecture Building (FAA)
    • Law Building
    • CSL
    • DCL
    • ECE
    • Engineering Hall
    • IESB
    • Labor and Employee Relations
    • Loomis Laboratory
    • MSEB
    • Micro + Nanotechnology laboratory
    • NCSA
    • Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
    • Siebel Center
    • Vet Med
    • CIF
    • Research Park
    Attached Files: 

  4. Redwood Materials: Daphne and Shreya meet with Seema Nilakhe for an introduction

    Associated Project(s): 
    Battery Recycling
    Rechargeable Battery Recycling
    Single-Use Battery Recycling

    On June 21, 2023 Daphne Hulse and Shreya Mahajan met with Seema Nilakhe to discuss Redwood Materials and opportunity for collaboration.

    • Introductions

      • Seema Nilakhe, originally from Chicago suburbs, attended U of I

      • Amy Fruehling was career counselor for Seema during her undergraduate years

      • Dabbling in environmental initiatives

      • Worked at Amazon for supply chain

      • Worked at Tesla

        • Infrastructure projects in North America

      • Wanted to work at start up so went to Redwood Materials

        • Lithium ion batteries

        • Based out of Reno, Nevada

        • Consumer partnerships is Seema’s role

      • Don’t take

        • Lead acid

        • Cadmium

        • Car batteries

    • Daphne notes that the batteries Redwood would be interested in would likely come from university property, which is handled by CMS/Surplus/OBFS

      • Seema can assist with looking into this process

    • Redwood process:

      • Pickup batteries with large OEMs (large car companies that make EVs)

      • Redwood picks up scrap

      • Redwood partners with Call2Recycle

      • Typically you have to pay a fee for Call2Recycle for their services (U of I may have had the service for free?)

      • Collections would be the biggest benefit for us:

        • Cell phones, laptops, smaller devices are high in cobalt and nickel and critical elements that are part of the battery

        • Larger devices would need to be checked for logistics and chemistry

        • Pricing is based on gross weight

        • Collections - don’t provide packaging but suppliers have the drums, crates, or collection mechanism to do that

        • DOT shipping guidelines (Redwood has that and can give us a sample) we have to be in compliance

        • Under 60 watt hours

        • Engineering may have drums that we could use to ship the batteries

        • Gaylords work too

      • Differences between primary and secondary batteries

        • Primaries - non-rechargables

          • Watch batteries

          • Typically lithium ion

      • Have partners which take all of the excess materials that aren’t batteries

        • Secondary - rechargeable

    Next steps:

    • CMS/Surplus - ask if they already recycle batteries, or need an outlet for it

    • Check inventory on drums and gaylords/shipping materials - Seema will send DOT guidelines

    • Event with marketing/public relations

    • Bin in the Union - how do you keep people from randomly throw items in there that are not batteries? Must be supervised

    • Stick to call2recycle for AA AAA alkaline

  8. Explained the Campus Bike Plan update project to students

    Associated Project(s): 
    2024 Campus Bike Plan
    Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts

    Sarthak met with Hrushikesh Chavan (Master of Architecture student) and Nathaniel Nevins (Bachelors in Landscape Architecture) separately to explain the Campus Bike Plan 2024 update. These students will read up the 2014 Campus Bike Plan, the progress reports, and other documents shared with them to learn more and recommend suggestions for this new Plan.

  9. 4 new EVs and new EV charging stations installed

    Associated Project(s): 
    Decrease Emissions from UI Fleet
    Develop Scenarios for Converting the UI Fleet to Renewable Fuels
    Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)

    F&S has received 4 new Ford F-150 Lightnings all electric trucks, bringing the total to 6 Ford Lightnings and 1 Ford e-Transit cargo van for F&S fleet.

    We have also installed another level-2 Ford dual point smart chargers on the south side of PPSB and we are working on the installation on another one. We have 2 more chargers to install. The Charging Stations installations are being done using the SSC funding.

  10. June 2023 SmartWay posts

    Associated Project(s): 
    EPA SmartWay Affiliate

    Using the #EPASmartWay logo helps differentiate your company from the competition. Be sure to let your customers and stakeholders know that you’re leading the way on clean, sustainable supply chain management. Learn more: epa.gov/smartway

    Attached Files: 

  11. Weekly update: Donations, Illini4K

    Associated Project(s): 
    Campus Bike Center

    All, Pretty chill week overall. Great weather but not very busy. Got some donations from Champaign Cycle last Tuesday.

    One student worker that just graduated did a bike trip down the western border of Illinois last week and is headed to Iceland for another biking trip tomorrow. He bike-commutes and also did I4K. Great to see folks explore all the different ways to have fun with a bike.

    Another student worker is scaling back here as they were offered more hours at Champaign Cycle. Always good to see staff move on to bigger and better things.

    Thanks to Todd for grabbing scrap over the long weekend.

    The numbers:

    Visitors: 28
    Sales: $904.42
    Bikes (refurb): 2 for $360
    Memberships: 9 for $270
    Tire/tubes: 7 for $44

    Thanks!

    Jacob Benjamin
    Campus Bike Center Coordinator

  12. EV support call with Phil Krein

    Associated Project(s): 
    Install Public Use Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations
    Electric Vehicle (EV) Task Force

    Sarthak and Morgan met with Phil Krein to talk about the EV charging support on campus. See attached the powerpoint slides that Phil shared. Following are some talking points:

    • Include Phil Krein to the EV steering committee meeting
    • Type-1 chargers – cheap and better for our campus needs
    • Schedule a meeting with only Maria, MW, and Stacey
    • Morgan will talk to Lowa about why Parking prefers Level-2 chargers
    • Talk to Utilities, which parking infrastructure is the healthiest to support the level-1 chargers and then talk to SSC if we can pilot it.

    See the meeting recording here: https://uofi.box.com/s/o462lbl362rpw9p7jvoet8cmqsgxf7x6

  13. Status check on Recyclopedia

    Associated Project(s): 
    Recyclopedia

    From: Fancher, Matthew David <mfancher@illinois.edu>
    Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 10:01 AM
    To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Cc: Baarla, Naveen <nbreddy2@illinois.edu>; Mahajan, Shreya <shreyam6@illinois.edu>; Duda, Nikkole <nduda@illinois.edu>; Duda, Patrick Raymond <pduda@illinois.edu>
    Subject: Re: Recyclopedia

     

    Hi Daphne,

     

    My apologies for missing your last message. You will still be able to log in to the dashboard using the link below.

     

    https://archive.fs.illinois.edu/sitefinity/dashboard

     

    We should probably get together and discuss moving the recyclopedia into our new website structure, as that is where our development efforts are currently going, and we can bring a more mature version forward there. I’ve tagged our Business Analyst Nikkole on this email, she would be a great point of contact if you don’t get a prompt response from me 😊.

     

    Thanks,

     

    MATT FANCHER
    Software Developer 
     
    IT Services | Facilities and Services
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Mfancher@illinois.edu
    www.fs.illinois.edu

     

     

     

    From: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 8:29 AM
    To: Fancher, Matthew David <mfancher@illinois.edu>
    Cc: Baarla, Naveen <nbreddy2@illinois.edu>, Mahajan, Shreya <shreyam6@illinois.edu>
    Subject: RE: Recyclopedia

    Hi Matt,

     

    I wanted to follow up on this, as we attempted to log into the Recyclopedia editor (https://archive.fs.illinois.edu/Sitefinity/Login?ReturnUrl=https%3a%2f%2farchive.fs.illinois.edu%2fsitefinity) but were not able to gain entry using Net ID. Do you know if this would still be accessible to us?

     

    Thank you!

    Daphne

     

    From: Hulse, Daphne Lauren
    Sent: Friday, June 2, 2023 2:13 PM
    To: Fancher, Matthew David <mfancher@illinois.edu>
    Cc: Baarla, Naveen <nbreddy2@illinois.edu>
    Subject: Recyclopedia

     

    Hi Matt,

     

    I know things were/are crazy busy for you with the website redesign! Just wanted to reach out and see what the status is with Recyclopedia and what you might need from us for this project. We’d love to get it to a point where it can be utilized by the campus community.

     

    Thank you,

    Daphne

     

    Daphne Hulse (she/her)
    Zero Waste Coordinator
    Facilities & Services | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    +1 (217) 333-7550 | dlhulse2@illinois.edu
     
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  14. Sitefinity old login no longer working

    Associated Project(s): 
    Recyclopedia

    From: Mahajan, Shreya <shreyam6@illinois.edu>
    Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 2:36 PM
    To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Subject: Re: Recyclopedia

     

    Hi Daphne,

     

    The link does not let me access the account. The setting normally used to login is under "ldap users" but this changed to "UOFI NetId". Putting the login information under "Default" or "UOFI NetId" does not let me access the site either. 

     

    Thanks,

    Shreya Mahajan

  16. iCAP Portal Admin Meeting - June 30, 2023

    Associated Project(s): 
    Sustainability iCAP Portal

    Done:

    • Demo map (Test site): filter by Collections and Themes (WIP), filters overlay map, map shown full-screen

    Discussion:

    • Discussed various map-related ideas. See TODOs section for some of the outcomes.
    • Continue discussion of Fancy Page Layout (see the 4 mockups in the October 21, 2022 meeting notes)
    • Continue discussion of improving site's aesthetics
    • Question about a TODO: "Collections page: Add image upload option". At a previous meeting we had this TODO, but what was the context? Was it to have a thumbnail for each Collection? Or a banner image?
    • Should we link to "Take Action" project from homepage?
      • Replace map link in Highlights?
      • Need to finish Take Action page content
    • Archiving projects
      • Add "Archived" checkbox?
      • Add "Archived" to Visibility options?
      • Add "Archived" to Project Status options? (probably not - this mixes the status of the project itself with whether we still want it to show up on the site)
      • Remove from nested listings, still publicly available?

    TODO:

    • Main map:
      • Start with only Campus Tour locations shown (for now, start with Reporting Progress theme)
      • Filter by Theme or Collection
      • See CSU's campus map (Sustainability section) for inspiration
      • Smaller markers
      • Remove businesses layer
      • Campus boundary, like ArcGIS Bicycle Map
    • LEED Certification project's sub-project cards show Mechanical Engineering Building: LEED Gold twice (page 1 and page 5)
    • Loading message on page unload shows up sometimes in browser page history (e.g. view iCAP Portal PDF from About page, then click "back") and also when downloading files (e.g. downloading tracking data on Metric: Bicycle Counts at Armory and Sixth or PDFs on other pages)
    • Homepage has extra padding on right side on mobile
    • SSC project embedding: add category filtering options
    • (long term goal) look into importing information from another source, e.g. SSC students without iCAP Portal access can put together info in a structured format for automatic import into iCAP Portal
    • Look into Collection embedding again, à la Drawdown Solutions Library Sammy had found ("Filter by sector or area of action" section)
    • Metric search/display:
      • Theme (via connected Project, i.e. Theme -> Project -> Metric)
      • Most recent updates as of: (list of years) -> can we query Tracking data?
      • (Internal only) Last updated before (list of years) -> can we query Tracking data?
    • (Low Priority) Make column headers click-sortable on Projects by Project Status page
    • Fancy project layout mockups - keep tweaking #3 to improve contrast
    • Discuss metrics
      • Metrics with lots of data
      • Consider how to handle old metrics that no longer track new data. Archive somehow?
      • Fun with math (e.g. combining multiple metrics)
      • Calculated Metrics on Dev site

  17. 6-15-23 F&S investigating food truck composting in collaboration with CCES

    Associated Project(s): 
    Green Food Truck Certification
    Plan for Organic Waste
    Achieve Zero Waste
    Reduce Foodwaste

    From: Carroll, Cassandra Leah <ccarrol2@illinois.edu>
    Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2023 9:52 AM
    To: Gloss, Stacy L <sgloss@illinois.edu>; Mahajan, Shreya <shreyam6@illinois.edu>
    Cc: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
    Subject: RE: Compost Bin in Urbana

     

    Hi Shreya,

     

    Please also contact Susan Monte at Champaign County Environmental Stewards to collaborate on this work: smonte@ccenvstew.com

     

    Here is their website: https://www.ccenvstew.com/

     

    Cassie

     

    Cassie Carroll

    Marketing & Communications Director

    Smart Energy Design Assistance Center

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    1 St. Mary’s Road, Champaign, IL 61820

    217-300-6477

    ccarrol2@illinois.edu

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