The attached file and following links are reference materials for the Zero Waste SWATeam, for developing draft objectives for the 2020 iCAP.

Every few years iSEE submits data to the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), in the Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Reporting System (STARS).  Our campus is STARS gold, and we would like to aim for platinum.  This is a resource as you consider 2020 iCAP objectives.

• The STARS report from Feb. 2019 is online at https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/.
• Procurement data is at
  • Sustainable Procurement 1.75 / 3.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-11/
  • Electronics 0.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-12/
  • Cleaning and Janitorial Purchasing 0.98 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-13/
  • Office Paper Purchasing 0.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/purchasing/OP-14/
• Recycling data is at
  • Waste Minimization and Diversion 3.05 / 8.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/waste/OP-19/
  • Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion 0.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/waste/OP-20/
  • Hazardous Waste Management 1.00 / 1.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/waste/OP-21/
• Dining practices info is at
  • Food and Beverage Purchasing 0.00 / 6.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/food-dining/OP-7/
  • Sustainable Dining 2.00 / 2.00: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign-il/report/2019-02-27/OP/food-dining/OP-8/

You can see from the scores above that some items were not pursued.  If you click on a link above and then choose “Credit Info,” you can see the data requirements for that item. 

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