A meeting with the Sustainability Sub-Council in March 2022 launched a sustainability collaboration between the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Coca-Cola. Per the contract, Coca-Cola and the university have a shared budget that they can mutually agree to spend on sustainability initiatives. One of the first collaborations between the two entities took place in August 2022, when Coca-Cola provided moveable trash and recycling bins for the Welcome Celebration 2022. In assessing the lessons learned from that experience the group determined the following:

• Sturdier bins are needed. The chloroplast bins used at the Welcome Celebration 2022 were prone to falling over.
• Bins with more contrasting color are needed. The first edition of the chloroplast bins used a very dark navy for recycling, which did not offer enough sharp contrast between trash (colored black).
• It would be beneficial to have a small group of volunteers guarding bins and educating students on what is and is not recyclable. Many recyclables were lost because they were landfilled.