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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 Started Status Student Led? Categorysort descending Associated Project(s)
Installation of Enhanced Hydration Stations in University Residence Halls Spring 2024 Active No Food and Waste Water Fountain Retrofit
Grind2Energy System for Housing Food Stores Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste
Revert to Earth; Student Recycling Behavior Research Spring 2023 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project Revert to Earth
Clean Meat at Illinois Fall 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Clean Meat at Illinois
Grow2Give (Micro Grant) Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste Grow2Give
Illini Union Recycling Center Shadow Boxes Fall 2020 Closed Yes Food and Waste Recycling Bins at the Illini Union
Rising Sprouts and Mazi Food Distribution Collaboration Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste
Recycling Pods Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Campus Compost Tumblers Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Illini Box (Microgrant) Fall 2019 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Biodesign at Illinois Fall 2020 Closed Yes Food and Waste Enactus
Vet Med Pipette Recycling Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
South Farm Draper Purchase Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Practices
At-home Edible Gardening Education Program Fall 2022 Closed Yes Food and Waste Grow2Give
Pilot-Scale Implementation of E2E Fall 2018 Closed No Food and Waste Environment-Enhancing Energy Paradigm for Food Waste to Biofuel and Biomaterial [ARCHIVED]
Segbin by TerraVortex Spring 2024 Active No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Zero Waste Quad Days Fall 2018 Closed No Food and Waste
VermiCUlture Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste Vermicompost
Project 4 Less Fall 2019 Closed Yes Food and Waste Project4less
Waste to 3D Production Fall 2018 Closed Yes Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Community-accessible Composting Fall 2025 Active No Food and Waste
ISTC-UIUC Waste Characterization Study & Opportunity Assessment Spring 2023 Closed No Food and Waste Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 1, Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 2, Waste Stream Characterization Study Phase 3
Precious Plastic Campus Recycling Hub Fall 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Corncrete Fall 2017 Closed No Food and Waste CornCrete
Composting at Welcome Lunch 2026 Spring 2026 Active No Food and Waste

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