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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 Semestersort descending Year Started Status Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
Campus Compost Tumblers Spring 2021 Closed Yes Food and Waste
Recycling Pods Spring 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Illini Lights Out (2018) Spring 2018 Closed Yes Education and Justice
Green Labs Interns Spring 2018 Closed No Education and Justice
Bee Campus (Microgrant) Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Bee Campus USA
Enhancing Learning and Volunteer Opportunities in SAW Spring 2018 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Illini Algae Club Sequestration Project Spring 2015 Closed Yes Energy
Illinois Water Day (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Sustainable Restoration and Growth of the South Arboretum Woods Spring 2020 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water
Myco-Cycling Spent Coffee Grounds into Food for Fungi Spring 2023 Closed Yes Food and Waste ReImagine Our Future
Allerton Park Compost Toilet Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste
Illini Union Water Fountain Replacement Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Water Fountain Retrofit
Jumpstart: Equipping Campus with Tools for Sustainability Spring 2019 Closed No Education and Justice
Woody Polyculture Work Study Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Woody Perennial Polyculture (WPP) Research Site
Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Geothermal - 2 Spring 2019 Closed No Energy Geothermal at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)
Biomass Burner at Sustainable Farm Spring 2014 Closed No Energy
Zero Waste Coordination Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
Illini Bikes Spring 2015 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Illini Bikes
Makers UIUC Bike Seat Project Spring 2015 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Engineer for Bikes
Student Space Systems Spring 2016 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure
IFSI Water Filtration System Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Illinois Fire Service Institute: LEED Silver
Illini Hillel Sustainability Project (Microgrant) Spring 2019 Closed Yes Education and Justice Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Student Services Arcade Building Water Bottle Fillers Spring 2022 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Demo Cargo Bike Spring 2015 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Increase Bicycle Use
A Campus Circular Economy Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm

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