P10G97104 between 206 and 204 in hallway.

All, Slow week again. A few more kids’ bikes trickled in, which was good. Our giveaway is this coming Saturday and we’re accepting bikes until Friday evening. A notice went out in E-week and the like so hopefully that’ll bump up our count. I haven’t taken inventory at Urbana for our total count but I’m guessing around 40 between both spaces.

Tony, former Bike Project staffer and integral member in the creation of the original bike center in 2010 was back in town last week. He came and volunteered a full 4 hours and helped train up some staff, too.

Our sales last week are at a record low. We had a few people in each day but looks like adjustments only, used innertubes, and no purchases. I’ll dig into the numbers this week to confirm it genuinely is that low and not an error.

The numbers:

Visitors: 18
Sales: $5.50

Thanks!

Jacob Benjamin
Campus Bike Center Coordinator

From: Scrogum, Joy Joann <jscrogum@illinois.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 5:10 PM
To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Cc: Samaras, Zach <zsamaras@illinois.edu>; Feher, Savannah <sfeher@illinois.edu>; Vogel, Kealie Diann <kdvogel2@illinois.edu>
Subject: UIUC 2023 waste audit proposal

Hello, Daphne it was nice to speak with you earlier on the zero waste iCAP call. I’m glad our committee was able to submit the recommendation on expanding food recovery through Project4 Less to the iCAP Working Group and look forward to their response. Based on today’s discussion, I’m excited to tackle further priorities next semester, and I look forward to hearing more about the progression of the student project you shared.

Attached is ISTC’s proposal for the waste characterization study we’ve discussed, including two options (Tier I and Tier II) for your consideration. I hope this accurately reflects your goals and expectations for the project. Please let me know if you have questions or would like to discuss further customization or adjustments to better match your needs. And of course, please let me know if you’re leaning toward pursuit of Tier I or Tier II based on estimated costs.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Joy

Joy Scrogum
Assistant Scientist, Sustainability
LEED Green Associate | Sustainability Excellence Professional (SEP)
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Prairie Research Institute
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC)
Champaign, IL 61820

On December 7, UIUC sustainability representatives met with Coca-Cola and discussed the following:

Attendance: Jake Slager, Shawn Patterson, Dominika Szal, Sarah Carten, Thurman Etchison, Daphne Hulse, Liz Doeschot, Jen Fraterrigo

• Debrief from last week’s call:

  • Thinking about how we can integrate the Don’t Waste campaign into our existing initiatives that we have planned for spring 2023: Big Ten basketball game (February/March), ISTC waste audit (March), Earth Month (April), Earth Day (April 22), Housing/F&S Dump & Run (May).

  • Social media: Don’t Waste Wednesdays - spread the responsibility and partnership across F&S, iSEE, the Union, Housing/Dining, DIA so it is feasible to achieve.

    • Allows the different groups to specialize in their areas (e.g. iSEE sharing research-related news, Dining sharing food-waste related news).

    • Jake suggests that we could create friendly competition to keep the entities engaged and wanting to produce content.

  • Interest in exploring the Illini App for sustainability initiatives / GIS maps (water bottle refill stations).

  • Jen is planning to coordinate small internal group to talk through the reusable cup idea. It needs more exploration.

  • Interest in pursuing a zero waste basketball game in the spring (Big Ten).

• Cadence for next year: how often should we meet, who should be included?

  • May consider meeting less than once per week (maybe every other week) unless there is an upcoming event where we need to meet every week leading up to it.

• What do we need bin-wise?

  • Temporary bins tend to be inherently flimsy.

  • The cost of sturdier bins is much greater.

  • May be worth a revisit in the future to figure out an alternative.

• Feedback: what’s been helpful with Coke calls? What can they continue to support?

  • Helpful that Coke facilitates a synergy across different entities at U of I that don’t always get to communicate so regularly on issues of sustainability.

• Next week will be the assessment call for waste management.

• Spring planning: Earth Month, Earth Day, surprise & delight, events.

• Would need to contact concessions to see if they can track the amount of items sold.

  • having their input would help us get more accurate data.

Below is an email from Big Ten and Friends:

Subject: Big 10 & Friends Sustainability Network: Fall Meeting Follow-up

Hello Big 10 & Friends Sustainability Network,

Thank you to all who attended our fall meeting last month.  We are currently working with the presenting schools to schedule our next meeting sometime in February - details to come soon! In the meantime, if you haven't already, make sure you are checking out this year's affinity groups on specific topics you'd be interested in exploring more!

• October 21, 2022 Meeting Notes (please take a minute to look these over and let us know if anything is missing)
• FY2023 Affinity Group Sign-up & email contact list

This year's affinity groups are:

• Green Labs
• Agricultural/Land Based Sequestration Strategies
• Staff Engagement
• Engaging Facilities
• Waste Reduction
• Data Analysis
• Funding Decarbonization

If you are an affinity group lead and haven't already - please consider scheduling a meeting with your group before our February meeting. Affinity groups will have the opportunity to share out to the entire network during the February network meeting.

If anyone else has proposed agenda items for the February network meeting, please let us know.

Thank you,

Co-Chairs:

Tom Reeves (OSU)

Nicole Berg (UM)

Ken Keeler (UM)

The attached document is a research report on a parking study done in order to develop a policy for the installation of EV charging stations.

On December 5, UIUC sustainability representatives met and discussed the following:

Agenda:

1. Walk through campaign proposal slides as an internal group.

   1. Brainstorm a vision for spring 2023.

   2. Particular “activations” to focus on.

   3. Tie into existing or anticipated initiatives for spring 2023:

      1. Big Ten basketball game recycling event — February/March.

      2. ISTC waste audit — March.

      3. Earth Month — April.

      4. Earth Day — April 22.

      5. Housing/F&S Dump & Run — May.

         1. Bryan Johnson is the contact for Housing.

      6. iSEE initiatives for spring?

      7. Clean up events — twice a semester, at most (turnout, weather)

   4. Plug into social:

      1. iSEE.

      2. F&S.

      3. Housing.

      4. Union.

      5. Athletics.

2. Basketball recycling events:

   1. Can we track attendance data?

      1. Attendance for 11/14 game?

3. Reusable cups:

   1. Small group to strategize and gather information.

4. Residence Hall orientation:

   1. Alternative route to new student orientation.

   2. Gretchen - New Student Orientation.

5. Illinois App:

   1. Campus Calendar - integrated.

   2. Public Affairs is in charge of it.

6. Man on the street:

   1. Steve or Travis CR&C.

Several students apart of the Sustainability Living-Learning Community attended the 2017 AASHE Student Summit and participated in a Bee Campus USA workshop. These students decided that the University should obtain Bee Campus USA Certification for UIUC. Displaying signage focused on pollinator conservation was one of the requirements for this certification. Four signs were installed, and since their installment UIUC is a part of Bee Campus USA.

Attached is the full report.