On April 25th, the Zero Waste iCAP team met to discuss the State Farm Center Recycling (ZW011) recommendation and brainstorm on the Zero Waste iCAP summary report for the 22-23 FY.
Meeting minutes are attached.
On March 20, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:
Attendance: Julie Wurth, Pete Varney, Marty Kaufmann, Shawn Patterson, Thurman Etchison, Bryan Johnson, Travis Tate, Daphne Hulse
Agenda:
On March 2, WCIA covered the Illinois vs. Michigan Fighting Illini, Fighting Waste Event.
A breakdown of the materials collected on 3/2:
Good afternoon,
Thank you for volunteering at the Fighting Illini, Fighting Waste event last Thursday! You were among ~100 other student volunteers who signed up and helped initiate recycling within State Farm Center. The community-level work you have done to raise awareness for sustainability is invaluable.
During this event, you helped divert 1,280 pounds of recyclable material away from the landfill! In total, 28% of the materials consumed at this event were diverted away from the landfill. We are incredibly impressed with this number. What a feat!
On March 6, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:
Attendance: Tony Mancuso, Julie Wurth, Marty Kaufmann, Jen Fraterrigo, Steve Breitwieser, Shawn Patterson, Travis Tate, Daphne Hulse
Agenda:
On February 20, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:
Attendance: Tony Mancuso, Jen Fraterrigo, Shawn Patterson, Julie Wurth, Steven Breitwieser, Travis Tate, Marty Kaufmann, Daphne Hulse
Agenda:
Basketball game
Volunteers: Marty
On February 6, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:
Attendance: Bryan Johnson, Steve Breitwieser, Julie Wurth, Shawn Patterson, Dominika Szal, Travis Tate, Jen Fraterrigo, Thurman Etchison, Pete Varney, Tony Mancuso, Daphne Hulse
Agenda:
Housing/Dining: #Don’tWasteWednesday
On January 25, UIUC sustainability representatives met with Coca-Cola and discussed the following:
Attendance: Jake Slager, Jen Fraterrigo, Thurman Etchison, Steve Breitwieser, Bryan Johnson, Sarah Carten, Shawn Patterson, Dominika Szal, Daphne Hulse
Agenda:
Zero Waste men’s basketball game Thursday, March 2 at 6pm (vs. Michigan).
This is a Coca-Cola partnership game, so Jake will be there.
On January 9, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:
Attendance: Marty Kaufmann, Thurman Etchison, Dominika Szal, Jen Fraterrigo, Pete Varney, Shawn Patterson, Tony Mancuso, Steve Breitwieser, Travis Tate, Bryan Johnson, Julie Wurth, Daphne Hulse
Agenda:
Meeting Cadence
On January 20, Nikki Palella, Justin Holding, Shawn Patterson, and Dominika Szal, and Daphne Hulse met to discuss the following:
What will be recycled?
UIUC currently recycles plastics #1&2, metal, aluminum, paper, and cardboard
Products that can be found at tailgates: paper and plastic products, aluminum, glass
UIUC does not recycle glass:
On January 17, Coca-Cola sent over their highlight reel from the 11/14 men's basketball game.
The iWG met on 12-12-22 and discussed the following agenda. The meeting minutes are attached.
The Engagement iCAP Team submitted the attached Engagement005 DIA and Green Sports Alliance recommendation to the iWG on 12/8/22. The recommendation states as follows:
On November 28, 2022 during the weekly Internal Coca-Cola meeting the group reviewed the attached final report.
Important takeaways:
On November 16, 2022 Mark Herman, iSEE's Media Lab Coordinator, published a YouTube video outlining the event.
On November 17, 2022 staff writer Jacob Slabosz published the story 'Fighting Illini, Fighting Waste' event helps UI recycle.
Thank you for volunteering for the inaugural Fighting Illini, Fighting Waste event on 11/14! You were among more than 45 other student volunteers who helped initiate recycling within State Farm Center! The community-level work you have done to raise awareness for sustainability has helped us strengthen our relationship with Athletics and the fans who attended the game.
Support Fighting Illini Basketball and fight waste!
DIA, iSEE, and F&S are working together to hold a zero-waste Illini men's basketball game Monday, Nov. 14, in honor of America Recycles Day on Nov. 15!
Fans can help the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign meet its zero-waste goals by using recycling bins for drink containers and other recyclables to keep them out of the landfill!
For more information --> https://fs.illinois.edu/serv…/waste-management-and-recycling
On November 7th, the Zero Waste iCAP team met to discuss DIA sustainability initiatives with Tim Knox and made edits on the Project 4 Less expansion recommendation to be submitted in the coming month(s).
Meeting minutes are attached.
