Deke Weaver, Professor in the School of Art & Design, requested a tour of the Waste Transfer Station, as well as asked the following questions:
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Offer Tours of Sustainability Facilities (Ongoing)
Project History
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3/25/2022
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3/7/2022
Pictures from a Waste Transfer Station tour can be found in the attached link:
Project Family
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Build a Culture of Sustainability
- Certified Greener Campus Programs
- Facilitate campus-wide sustainability events
- Green Sports Alliance
- Guest Speakers for Sustainability Topics
- Major Annual Events
- Offer Tours of Sustainability Facilities
- Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN)
- Support Campus Green Teams
- Sustainability Art Displays
- Sustainability Competitions
- Sustainable Events Program
Description
There are several sustainability-related facilities that offer tours to the public and/or groups. This list includes a few options for tours available on campus or in the community.
- Solar Farm 1.0 or 2.0 tour: sign up online
- Recycling tour at Waste Transfer Station: http://go.fs.illinois.edu/recyclingtour
- Abbott Power Plant tour: sign up online
- Energy Farm and/or Biomass Boiler tour: contact the Energy Farm to arrange a tour energyfarm@illinois.edu
- Campus Bike Center: visit during open hours or call 217-300-4638
- Geothermal Test Well: contact Yu-Feng Lin
- Solar Decathlon houses: contact UIUCSolarDeclathlon@gmail.com
- Ameren's Technology Applications Center (TAC): https://www.ameren.com/illinois/company/reliability/grid-of-the-future/technology-application-center
- Pollinatarium: email uibees@life.uiuc.edu or use online form at http://pollinatarium.illinois.edu/visit-pollinatarium-request-form/
If you know of additional tours available, please submit information about it through the "Suggestions" page.