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  2. iCAP Working Group Agenda for 4/2/2015

    Associated Project(s): 
    iCAP Working Group (iWG)
    Reduce Emissions from Transportation
    Develop Scenarios for Converting the UI Fleet to Renewable Fuels
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Zero Waste iCAP Team
    Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts
    Appropriately Staff Zero Waste Efforts
    Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 1

    Dear iCAP Working Group Members,

    As a reminder, we will be meeting this Thursday at 1:30 (and also next Thursday, 4/9, at 1:30).

    This week we will discuss the timeline for completing our work on the iCAP, and then turn our attention to the 7 attached formal recommendations we've received from the Transportation and Purchasing, Waste, and Recycling SWATeams.  Please review these in advance of the meeting, so that we can discuss them most efficiently.  If you will not be able to join us due to a schedule conflict, please email me in advance if you have any particular concerns.

    Next week (4/9), we'll be joined by Kent Reifsteck and Mike Larson from F&S, and also Scott Willenbrock from the Energy Generation SWATeam, so that we...Expand »

    Attached Files: 

  3. April 2 2015 minutes

    Associated Project(s): 
    iCAP Working Group (iWG)
    2015 Illinois Climate Action Plan (2015 iCAP) [ARCHIVED]
    Offset Emissions from Plane Trips
    Transportation iCAP Team
    Reduce Emissions from Transportation
    Appropriately Staff Sustainable Transportation Efforts
    Develop Scenarios for Converting the UI Fleet to Renewable Fuels
    Zero Waste iCAP Team
    Appropriately Staff Zero Waste Efforts

    see file

    Several recommendations were discussed from the Transportation SWATeam and the Puchasing, Waste, and Recycling SWATeam.

    Attached Files: 

  4. PWR001 Zero Waste Coordinator recommendation - Submittal

    Associated Project(s): 
    Appropriately Staff Zero Waste Efforts
    Zero Waste iCAP Team
    Zero Waste Recommendations Summary

    The PWR SWATeam submitted a recommendation, PWR001 Zero Waste Coordinator, stating, "Hire a Zero Waste Coordinator to communicate and implement waste reduction strategies, to meet the commitments of the iCAP."

    See attached the SWATeam recommendation, PWR001 Zero Waste Coordinator, complete with comments from all the PWR SWATeam members.

    Attached Files: 

  5. PWR002 Standard Signage recommendation - Submittal

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team
    Zero Waste Recommendations Summary

    The PWR SWATeam submitted a recommendation, PWR002 Standard Signage, stating, "We recommend that campus buildings standardize the signage on landfill and recycling bins. The signage should be color-coded and consistent throughout campus. Using the color scheme created by Recycle Across America is advised."

    See attached the SWATeam recommendation PWR002 Standard Signage complete with comments from all the PWR SWATeam members.

    Attached Files: 

  7. PWR003 Recycling Bins recommendation - Submittal

    Associated Project(s): 
    Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
    Zero Waste Recommendations Summary
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    The PWR SWATeam submitted a recommendation to the iWG stating, "We recommend that campus buildings add adequate recycling stations and make efforts to avoid having isolated landfill bins."

    See attached the SWATeam recommendation, PWR003 Recycling Bins, complete with comments from all the PWR SWATeam members.

    Attached Files: 

  13. reusable cups idea

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    From: Johnston, Morgan B
    Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2014 4:38 PM
    To: Purchasing Waste and Recycling SWATeam; Guth, David Christian; Aubrey, Dawn
    Subject: reusable cups

    Hello Purchasing, Waste, and Recycling SWATeam, David (for the Union), and Dawn (for Dining Services),

    I would like to pass along this information about reusable cups that could replace single-use coffee cups around campus.  What do you think about this product?

    Thanks,

    Morgan

    From: Justin Hanseth
    Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 1:34 PM
    To: Johnston, Morgan B
    Subject: Pleasure meeting you at ACUPCC Summit

    Morgan,

    Great meeting you in Boston last week at the ACUPCC Climate Leadership Summit. 

    You asked for more information about SUSTAIN® and mentioned UIUC may be a...Expand »

    Attached Files: 

  14. draft recommendations

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    Thanks for the excellent discussion on Monday about the first draft of the iCAP section on Purchasing, Waste and Recycling.  I tried to reflect the comments in the attached revised draft, provided in clean and marked versions. 

    Because Casey and I need to prepare a presentation for October 22 on our draft, please send me comments by Monday, October 20 at 9 am.

    Hope you are happy with our progress.  Thanks and best wishes. - Warren Lavey

    Attached Files: 

  15. include Auxiliaries

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    Good morning, all.

    An issue that came up in my mind that I did not want to bring up yesterday for fears it would derail conversation/take up too much time: I think it is critical that the iCAP and its policies apply to the Auxiliaries on campus – Housing, Intercollegiate Athletics, Recreation, etc. If you think about the State Farm Center and Memorial Hall, and all of the housing and dining halls, they are a *significant* generator/handler of purchases and waste. Does/will the iCAP and its policies apply to them.

    And I think it is great that someone else (Morgan) suggested that our contracts with vendors include items that we want them to address in their bids and work with campus: recycling, use of sustainable/recyclable materials,...Expand »

  16. comments on draft from Olivia Webb

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    I'd like to add a strategy: to review purchasing policy to curtail unnecessary purchases in general. I would also like to note the previous iCAP strategies in this report: this is important when saying things like "several of the previous strategies are unlikely to be implemented at UIUC". 

    I also think that this sentence-

    On several measures of purchases and waste, UIUC has been performing worse than in the iCAP

    baseline year (2008) – such as more total waste and landfill, and lower weight of recycled commodities.

    should be changed to have better wording, like:

    Compared to the iCAP baseline year (2008), the University has been displaying poor performance on several measure related to purchasing and waste: the total amount of waste...Expand »

  17. draft revisions

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    Hello, SWATeam and Consultation Group.  Here is a draft of our section for the new iCAP, reflecting our discussions, our report last week, and Casey's work.  Please review and send me comments by Thursday at noon.  I will then prepare a revised draft and send it out for your review prior to our meeting next Monday at 4:30 pm.

    Thanks and best wishes.

    Warren Lavey

    Attached Files: 

  18. comments on draft from Junhua Jiang

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    Warren and SWAT Team:

    Thank you very much for your time and the new version. I think that it is in great shape. I will be available on October 13.

    Best regards,

    Junhua Jiang

    Senior Research Engineer, PhD

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Illinois Sustainable Technology Center

  19. comments on draft from Marcus Ricci

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    I like the revisions, Warren and SWATeam.

    I know that this is late – and I meant to mention it on the earlier draft but forgot – are you making any recommendations for handling C&D waste? Thoughts:

    • Campus and contractors must weigh all C&D waste generated at a worksite (scale is available for free at the WTS) and report to the Capital Projects office (and iSEE, or the STARS reporter)
    • All C&D waste must be disposed of at an approved C&D recycling center, such as MidAmerica Recycling, which accepts it for free (but doesn’t weigh it or provide any receipts)

    Cheers,
    Marcus

  20. update

    Associated Project(s): 
    Zero Waste iCAP Team

    Hello, SWATeam and Consultation Group.  Thank you for your comments on the draft report and for providing additional information.

    Here is the report that our SWATeam is submitting to iSEE.  Let's hope that it will be helpful.

    The next step is drafting a revised section of the iCAP.  Let's meet on Monday, October 13 at 4:30 pm (Dilip, can you find a room?).  I'll send around a draft before the meeting.

    Best wishes.

    Warren Lavey

    Attached Files: 

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