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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 Statussort descending Student Led? Category Associated Project(s)
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
Diversity and Inclusion Center Spring 2020 Closed No Education and Justice Diversity and Inclusion Center
Energy Farm LED Lighting and Occupancy Sensor Upgrade Fall 2020 Closed No Energy Energy Farm LED
Recycling Bins for Residence Halls Spring 2015 Closed Yes Food and Waste Install Appropriate Waste Collection Infrastructure
Establishing High-Efficiency Cold Storage Capacity for the Miller Lab Spring 2023 Closed No Energy Freezer Challenge
SAFS Flour Milling Spring 2016 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Agricultural Food System
Solar Car Electrical System Prototype Spring 2015 Closed Yes Energy Illini Solar Car
ACES Farm Drainage Assessment Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Construct Tile-Drainage Wetlands, Reduce Nitrates from Agricultural Stormwater
Urban Farmers Hydroponics System Fall 2015 Closed Yes Land, Air, and Water Illini Urban Farmers Hydroponics System
Post Landfill Action Network Membership (PLAN) Spring 2020 Closed Yes Food and Waste Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN) [ARCHIVED]
Reusable Foodware Containers Spring 2020 Closed No Food and Waste Bevier Café Reusable Carry-out Program
Illini Solar Car, 2nd Generation Vehicle Fall 2019 Closed Yes Energy Illini Solar Car
Sonified Sustainability Festival (2015) Spring 2015 Closed No Education and Justice
Illini Formula Electric Fall 2019 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Illini Formula Electric
Allerton Solid Waste Receptacles Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste Allerton Climate Action Plan (apCAP)
Anaerobic Digester Pilot Study Spring 2015 Closed No Energy Plan for Organic Waste
Arboretum Native Plantings Spring 2015 Closed No Land, Air, and Water Native Plants at Arboretum
Styrofoam Densifier Fall 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Styrecycle: Expanded polystyrene (EPS) recycling program [ARCHIVED]
Bike Parking on Campus Fall 2008 Closed Yes Transportation and Infrastructure Bicycle Parking & Storage
Element House at the Energy Farm Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Illinois Solar Decathlon
Energy Shade Curtains-Phase III Spring 2014 Closed No Energy Plant Sciences Window Shades [ARCHIVED]
Valorizing Archived Soils and Long-Term Carbon Budgets Fall 2019 Closed No Land, Air, and Water
Farm and Fiber Spring 2014 Closed No Food and Waste Sustainable Student Farm
Field to Fuel-Biomass Heating on Campus Spring 2014 Closed No Energy Biomass Boiler at the Energy Farm
Illini Gadget Garage Spring 2015 Closed No Food and Waste Illini Gadget Garage [ARCHIVED]

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