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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?sort descending Category Associated Project(s)
Aquaponics System Demonstration Unit Fall 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Bevier Café’s - Aquaponics System Demonstration Unit
Precious Plastics UIUC Recycling Station Spring 2024 Active No Food and Waste Implement Solutions for Special Recyclables
Towards Zero Waste: Classification via Spectroscopy Enabled Computer Vision at Campus Waste Transfer Station Fall 2023 Active No Food and Waste Increase Recycling through the WTS
Solar-Powered Lighting in Lot E37 Spring 2016 Closed No Energy E37 Parking Lot Solar Lighting
Sustainable Agricultural Food System - Juice Processing Spring 2017 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
Media Commons Video Production Studio Lighting Replacement Fall 2018 Closed No Energy LED Interior Lights
Gadget Garage ADA Access Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
(SAFS) Fermenting Foods for Education and Waste Reduction Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
Sonified Sustainability Festival 2017 Spring 2016 Closed No Education and Justice
A Campus Circular Economy Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Demo Cargo Bike Spring 2015 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Increase Bicycle Use
IFSI Water Filtration System Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Illinois Fire Service Institute: LEED Silver
Student Services Arcade Building Water Bottle Fillers Spring 2022 Closed No Food and Waste Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Illini Bikes Spring 2015 Closed No Transportation and Infrastructure Illini Bikes
Zero Waste Coordination Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste
Campus Contributions for Dump and Run Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Dump and Run
Illini Union Water Fountain Replacement Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Water Fountain Retrofit
Allerton Park Compost Toilet Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste
Gable Home - Permanent Location Fall 2018 Closed No Education and Justice Illinois Solar Decathlon
NCSR Composting Project Fall 2019 Closed No Food and Waste Compost at National Soybean Research Center (NSRC) [ARCHIVED]
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
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
KCPA Green Roof Feasibility Study Spring 2010 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Green Roof on KCPA

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