Special recyclables includes battery recycling. As of spring 2017, departments are welcome to fund battery recycling for their units by purchasing boxes through Call2Recycle. The boxes can be used to collect both rechargeable and single-use alkaline batteries. Full instructions for your unit to participate are available at https://icap.sustainability.illinois.edu/project/rechargeable-battery-recycling.

The University has a long history of reducing landfill waste.  For many years, campus has utilized the reduce, reuse, recycle practice.  University Surplus handles the majority of reuse for physical inventory.  F&S Waste Management handles the majority of recycling and oversees the management of waste going to the landfill.  

The 2015 iCAP, chapter 5, objective 2 is "Improve the water efficiency of cooling towers by limiting the amount discharged to sewer to less than 20% of water intake for chiller plant towers, and less than 33% for stand-alone building towers, by FY20." The results of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center’s True Cost of Water Study yielded five action items and two pilot studie

According to the 2010 iCAP, non-potable sources of water will utilized when appropriate, including connecting the existing raw water system by 2020. Such sources of non-potable water include untreated raw water, sump pump discharge, cooling tower wastewater, stormwater, and greywater. Before utilizing such sources, the University must conduct research to understand how non-potable water may be used within the constraints of the Illinois state laws.

For decades, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District have partnered to provide excellent transit service on campus.  Typically the agreement is signed for a three-year period.  The process for updating the agreement includes MTD seeking feedback from the campus community with public input sessions, the Illinois Student Senate working with students to provide feedback to the process, the Campus Transportation Committee reviewing the draft agreement, departmental review and input from key departments, and the Chancellor's Office overseeing

The Multi-Modal Transportation Study included a recommendation to consolidate bus stops throughout the University District.  With fewer bus stops, the transit riders alighting from the buses can be better protected through campus infrastructure.  For example, by moving a bus stop to the far side of a crosswalk, the pedestrians are naturally directed to the back of a bus after alighting.  From the back of a bus, the pedestrians are more visible to oncoming traffic.  Thus, they are les

The Campus Lighting Committee works to increase pedestrian safety by reviewing exterior lighting needs throughout campus.  Each year, this committee does evening tours to review areas which may need additional lighting to improve safety.  The committee makes recommendations to the Chancellor's Office about which areas on campus need lighting improvements.  This committee is also reports its findings to the Public Safety Advisory Committee.

The Facility Standards for campus do not permit bicycles to be brought into buildings.  This is due to the impact on maintenance required for interior spaces when bicycles are brought into hallways, stairwells, and individual rooms.  However, there is a need for sheltered bicycle parking during winter months. 

The F&S Pilot program will inform future efforts for indoor bike parking for buildings on campus. 

The Facility Standards for campus do not permit bicycles to be brought into buildings.  This is due to the impact on maintenance required for interior spaces when bicycles are brought into hallways, stairwells, and individual rooms.  However, there is a need for sheltered bicycle parking during winter months.  Therefore, F&S has worked to design a prototype indoor bike parking system.  The preliminary design shows that some interior spaces can be retrofitted to include indoor bike parking.  These spaces must be approved by the Architecture Review Committee, and they must follow all safe