11-16-22 External Meeting
On November 16, UIUC sustainability representatives met with Coca-Cola and discussed the following:
Attendance: Liz Doeschot, Sarah Carten, Bryan Johnson, Shawn Patterson, Meredith Moore, Jen Fraterrigo, Marian, Shreya Mahajan
- Debrief after the 11/14 zero waste game:
- Shift based system for volunteers would work better: keeps the shifts shorter, more engaged volunteers, allows us to focus on specific roles at specific points.
- Blue bags could be saved back until closer to half-time when things pick up (was a slow start, so it would be wiser to put these folks in other roles during the earlier part of the game).
- Offer free ticket, so students could enjoy game either first or second half before or after their shift (incentive).
- Bin placement - think about what works for SFC best (more permanent vs more moveable).
- Get sustainability trivia announced during the pre-game, so it’s brought to everyone’s attention.
- People loved the shirts, loved the tote bags.
- Lots of positive feedback, there was a post-event survey sent out (Marty may have updates next week on responses to this).
- Reach out to concessionaire about how many Coca-Cola products are sold vs recycled.
- weight empty bottle to make the transition between number of bottles sold vs weight we gather at the Waste Transfer Station (would be an estimate with upper and lower bounds).
- Recycling Value Assessment by Circular Solutions
- Get phone call done after Thanksgiving / in December.
- Audit done sometime next year.