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SSC Projects

Since 2008, the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) has funded hundreds of sustainability projects across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Filter and search the SSC Project listing below to learn more about the initiatives the SSC has supported.

Title Semester Year Startedsort descending Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Recycling Pods Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
South Farm Draper Purchase Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Vision Zero for UI Spring 2019 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Vision Zero
Wastewater Elimination & Scale Up Restoration Spring 2019 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Illinois Biodiesel Initiative (IBI)
WaggleNet Spring 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Campus Contributions for Dump and Run Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Dump and Run
NCSR Composting Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Compost at National Soybean Research Center (NSRC) [ARCHIVED]
Eco-Olympics Fall 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice Eco-Olympics
Improved Recycling at CEE Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Increase Recycling Rates
Solar Farm 2.0 Landscape Buffer Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Solar Farm 2.0
Joint Pollinator Garden and Composting Systems to Offset Environmental Impact and Reinforce Responsible Stewardship in Research Fall 2019 Active No Land, Air, and Water Davenport Hall Carbon Garden
Project 4 Less Fall 2019 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project4less
ACES Farm Drainage Assessment Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Construct Tile-Drainage Wetlands, Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
Illini Solar Car, 2nd Generation Vehicle Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy Illini Solar Car
Illini Formula Electric Fall 2019 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Illini Formula Electric
Valorizing Archived Soils and Long-Term Carbon Budgets Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Alternative Energy Innovation at the Hydrosystems Laboratory Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Hydro-Systems Lab Energy Foundations
Energy Shaft for Geothermal Exchange at the UIUC Energy Farm Spring 2019 Active Yes Energy Geothermal at the Energy Farm
Woody Polyculture Work Study Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
Identifying the Campus Benefits of a Large-Scale Prairie Experiment Fall 2020 Active No Land, Air, and Water Benefits of a Large-Scale Prairie Experiment
Production of Safe Leafy Greens via Hydroponics by Recycling of Wastewater Nutrients Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Illini Urban Farmers Hydroponics System
Reusable Foodware Containers Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Bevier Café Reusable Carry-out Program
Diversity and Inclusion Center Spring 2020 Closed No Education and Justice Diversity and Inclusion Center
Root to Roof - DREAAM Fall 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Root to Roof Program
Illini Union Recycling Center Shadow Boxes Fall 2020 Closed Yes Food and Waste Recycling Bins at the Illini Union

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