Hi Pete and Shawn—

Here are the zero-waste activities for the week: Morgan, Brent Lewis, and I met with Shawn Hopkins of Bigbelly to discuss possibilities for indoor bins. 

• I responded some emails about styrofoam recycling.
• I participated in a CURC listserv discussion about conveyor belt sorting systems. I asked Morgan about any pictures, videos, schematics, and data we might be able to share,
• I drafted a semesterly report and scope-and-timeline change request for the SSC funding to see if they can give us another year and if we can focus the remaining funds on replacing the outdoor bins with dual bins. Morgan has the draft to review. 
• I responded to an inquiry from La Casa Cultural Latina about participating in the glove recycling program. 

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator

Hi Pete and Shawn—

This past week, I 

• Fielded email about the styrofoam recycling drop-off at Dart.
• Updated the Styrecycle page in the iCAP portal.
• Rescheduled a meeting with Shawn Hopkins of Big Belly, at his request. He, Morgan, Brent, and I will meet next week.
• Reviewed my records to estimate how much time I’ve spent on bins/source separation, glove recycling, and other zero-waste activities so that Morgan and I can provide the relevant information in the final SSC report. 

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator

Hi Pete and Shawn—

Zero-waste activities last week were 

• A review of and response to a battery recycling program/funding proposal drafted by the Campus Committee on Recycling Batteries. The Committee includes Clara Bosak-Schroeder, Ömer Özgür Çapraz, Marcus Smith, and Robert McKim.
• Response to an inquiry about the styrofoam recycling drop-off location at DART.
• An email to Morgan and Micah regarding content of the iCAP portal page about styrofoam recycling. 

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator

Hi Pete and Shawn—

Zero-waste activities this week were 

• An update to the glove recycling page to post a PDF with instructions for participants to drop off gloves at the trailer at PPSB
• Brief communication with Joe Pickowitz regarding the styrofoam densifier (he is waiting for parts for it so that he can collect performance data on it) 

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator

Hi Pete and Shawn—

Zero-waste activity this past week was as follows: 

• I emailed the BER volunteers who had contacted Morgan over the winter to let them know that we can use their help with promoting the glove recycling program to nonparticipating departments. In March, I obtained a report from Jeremiah Yokley at OBFS listing all the UIUC departments that have purchased nitrile gloves. Morgan and I want to enlist the student volunteers' help in looking up a contact person in each department in the report and then doing some outreach to those that are not yet participating. I emailed them Thursday to see if any of them will be available over the summer or whether the effort will have to wait until next fall. 
• I posted a privately viewed update on the iCAP Portal Glove Recycling page with Jeremiah's name and email address and a description of the report he provided.
• I added a graphic to the glove recycling participation web form for Morgan's review.
• I added the Natural History Survey to the iCAP Portal as a glove recycling participation location. 
• I updated and sent Morgan a spreadsheet with the numbers of outdoor bins that I mapped last summer and fall (with a substantial head start on the Quad area, thanks to Ryan and Brent!). I added the numbers of bins that Fangxing recommended be replaced.
• I pulled cost information on bin replacement from an email from Ryan and set it up in a spreadsheet. I have an email out to Morgan for further information to plug in. 

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator

Hi Pete and Shawn—

Last week’s zero-waste activities consisted of revisions to the glove recycling informational flyer and trailer-opening instructions. I also had emails with a new participant in the glove recycling program, Alison Stodola from the Natural History Survey. In the week to come, I will update the iCAP portal to show their participation.

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator

Hi Pete and Shawn—

• Jonathan McClintock from Kimberly-Clark sent glove recycling statistics: 
  • Illinois Sustainable Technology Center 3,000 lbs
  • Chemistry Department 440 lbs 
• I asked him to confirm whether these are the numbers for 2017 or some other time period. I felt confident that the ISTC numbers are the ones for the trailer at PPSB. If there is any reason to think that’s not the case, I’ll ask him about that, too.
• I heard from Anna and expect to get her review of the trailer instructions I sent to her and Morgan. 

Morgan, with you on the cc line, I’ll give a heads up that I’ll try to schedule a phone call with you so we can move forward on contacting nonparticipating departments. 

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator

Hi Pete and Shawn—

Here’s the past week’s zero-waste activity: 

• Jeremiah Yokley from Purchasing sent a revised glove purchasing report showing purchases from the Urbana campus only. I forwarded it to Morgan.
• I tried calling Jonathan McClintock from Kimberly-Clark with the questions I emailed him about the glove recycling program (Noyes as a second pick-up location and the weight of a box of gloves). I left voice mail for him and have not heard back. I will keep trying but at this point will consult with Morgan on whether we have another contact at K-C, since I have made several attempts to reach him with no luck.
• I completed an illustrated set of instructions for opening and closing the glove recycling trailer at PPSB. I sent it to Morgan and Anna for their review.

Best regards,
Marya Ryan
Zero Waste Coordinator