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Tenants Go Green Meeting
October 6, 2016
Meeting Notes
October 6, 2016
TENANTS GO GREEN An environmental sustainability initiative at 111 South Wacker
Dear 111 South Wacker Tenants, Thank you for participating in our Tenants Go Green Meeting on October 6, 2016! We highlighted How to be Sustainable in Eliminating Waste through several presentations from new vendors and vendors that the building currently uses. For those that could not make the meeting, please go to our website at http://111southwackerdrive.info/main.cfm?sid=leed&pid=tggreen to view all of the presentations. Below is a recap of the meeting:
I. Tenants Go Green Gift and Lunch – Alex Moga, 111 South Wacker Concierge • The Lunch was catered by Food For Thought (847) 423-6346 www.foodforthoughtchicago.com • The gift was an Organic Basil Garden Jar, for a video of how to set the jar up please see
http://www.modsprout.com/pages/setup-videos • Any questions, contact Alexandra Moga | Corporate Concierge |
[email protected] | 312-252-6330.
II. Electronic Recycling & Composting – Diana Ciepiela & Olivia Szauer, 111SW Property Management • Our annual electronic recycling drive will be happening October 24th – October 28th. Please fill
out the E-Cycle card and return to the Office of the Building so that we can schedule a pick-up for your space.
• Are you composting? 111SW has a composting program – please call the Management Office at 312-252-6300 for your complimentary compost bin. For more information, please visit our website at http://111southwackerdrive.info/pdf/111%20South%20Wacker%20Composting%20Program.pdf
III. Composting & Zero Waste Events – Erlene Howard, Collective Resource • Collective Resource is our composting vendor at 111SW. Erlene enlightened everyone with the
importance of composting. • Erlene Howard| Collective Resource | [email protected] | 847-7363-7665.
IV. Green Catering – Jenna Byrne, Food for Thought • Jenna provided us with the sustainability background of the company and how they partner with
other Green Companies such as Collective Resource to throw Zero Waste Events. • Jenna Byrne | Food for Thought| [email protected] | 312-572-7233.
V. Reclaimed Building Materials – Bryant Williams, ReBuilding Exchange • Bryant presented ReBuilding Exchange’s mission is to create a market for reclaimed building
materials and how they can assist our Tenants. • Bryant Williams | ReBuilding Exchange | [email protected] | 773-252-2234
Thank you to all who attended and we hope to see you at the next meeting! Kind Regards, 111SW Property Management Team
Presentation
111 South Wacker TENANTS GO GREEN MEETING
October 6, 2016
Agenda • Welcome
Julie Schmidt, 111SW Property Team
• Gift & Lunch Information Alex Moga, 111SW Property Team
• Electronic Recycling & Composting Diana Ciepiela, 111SW Property Team Olivia Szauer, 111SW Property Team
• Composting & Zero Waste Events Erlene Howard, Collective Resource
• Green Catering Jenna Byrne, Food For Thought • Reclaimed Building Materials
Bryant Williams, ReBuilding Exchange
Special Green Meeting Gift
Garden Jar - Organic Basil
Black thumbs be gone! Self-watering herb kit features a passive hydroponic system known as “wicking,” which brings water and nutrients up to the plant's roots. Year-round indoor planter comes equipped with everything you’ll need to start growing, just add water and set in a sunny window. Once grown, you’ll get 3-6 months worth of basil!
So whether you forget to water, overwater, or both, don’t worry!
Special Green Meeting Gift
Garden Jar - Organic Basil
• Certified Organic Basil Seeds • Quart Blue Mason Jar – REUSABLE! • Stainless Steel Net Pot • Recycled glass Growing Medium • Coco Pith Disk • Polypro Wick • Plant Food
Please go to the YouTube link printed on the informational cards for set up instructions
Lunch Provided by
What has 111 been up to since our last meeting?
For more information about recycling at 111 South Wacker, check out our website’s LEED
page.
http://111southwackerdrive.info/main.cfm?sid=leed&pid=leed
111 South Wacker ‘s
111 South Wacker ‘s 2016 Electronic Recycling
2,834 lbs. recycled
or 1.42 tons of e-waste
which is the equivalent of
111 South Wacker Electronic Recycling Drive
Currently 85% of unwanted electronics in the US
go into landfills
Need to recycle electronics? Post-it notes that specify “Electronic Recycling” can be placed on the item and a 360 work order can notify our cleaning staff
to pick up the item.
We hold an annual electronic recycling drive in late October, where we invite all tenants to do some fall cleaning and locate all of those un-used electronics.
*Personal items can be brought in for the drive as well.
111 South Wacker Electronic Recycling Drive
• Who: Ecotronix Recycling • When: October 24 – October 28 • Process:
1. You will receive an email within the coming weeks with an exact schedule
2. Please fill out the form on your tables - • Where will you station electronics ready to recycle? • Would you like a certificate?
3. Please leave the forms behind
4. On your date Ecotronix employees along with security will come to collect your
electronics between 12:00pm and 4:00pm.
ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DRIVE
111 South Wacker Battery Recycling
Why recycle batteries?
BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM
The material in batteries can be recycled to reduce our
consumption of vital resources such as steel, manganese, and zinc.
Only 10 to 12 percent of the 70 million pounds of
batteries sold yearly in North America are recycled
Did you know the sunscreen you applied this summer may have come from recycled batteries? The zinc in the batteries is extracted and used to provide protection from the sun!
111 South Wacker Battery Recycling
We have a few options for you if you would like to participate • In the Amenities Corridor (by the parking garage elevators) there is a drop off
bin
• Feel free to come to the 29th floor at any time and we have a receptacle in the Office of the Building
• If you would like to have your own bin, please contact Olivia and she can get you in touch with Independent Recycling
BATTERY RECYCLING PROGRAM
111SW DID YOU KNOW 111 HAS A COMPOST
PROGRAM?
111SW
How Does 111SW Compost? • Request a compost bucket to
be placed in your kitchen. • Janitorial Staff empties bins
nightly • All scraps go to Collective
Resources through Independent Recycling.
111 South Wacker ‘s
Since switching services to Collective Resources and your increased participation ; we have surpassed the Exemplary LEED
Diversion Percentage!
Our monthly composting went from 650 lbs (August 2015) to 3,250 lbs (July 2016)
Compost Collection Network Short Video
• Woman owned-owned food scrap pickup service based in Evanston.
• Collect all food waste from homes, businesses, and institutions to a commercial composting site.
• Started with pick ups in a Toyota Camry but
Collective Resource’s customer base has grown to over 475 residential and 100 commercial customers.
• During the first 6 months of business we collected a singled ton and now we collect that in one single Day averaging 20 Tons per Week.
• In 2016 Collective Resources we celebrated a Total Collection Milestone of 2,000 Tons!
OUR GREEN JOURNEY
• People & Planet Award Winner Spring 2015
• Featured in Paste Magazine, WTTW Chicago Tonight, ABC7 Live Green, Crain’s Chicago Business, WGN Radio, and more!
OUR GREEN JOURNEY
Affiliations:
• Our service provides door-to-door pick up
• We provide a 5-gallon bucket to your family and pick up weekly or bi-weekly
• Positive habit to encourage
your family and a habit you can all do together
Residential
• Composting is an easy, effective way to add to the sustainability efforts of any restaurant, school, office, house of worship, or other institution.
• It diverts valuable resources
from the landfill and demonstrates a commitment to helping the environment.
• Additionally, composting may
even be able to save an organization money.
Commercial
• Commercial Composting is different because anything that was once alive can be composted.
• Your food scraps are mixed with grass clippings, leaves, Christmas trees, and food-soiled cardboard. Exposed to the sunlight, rain, and air, they break down naturally into a beautiful soil treatment.
Commercial Composting
Commercial Composting
It’s amazing how many things can be composted that we throw away everyday!
Next slide is a comprehensive list that is also printed on your seats.
Zero Waste Events
If food waste was a country, it would be third largest producer of greenhouse gasses
in the world after China and the U.S.
$218 billion is spent to grow, process, transport, and dispose of food that is never eaten!
40% of food in the U.S. is wasted!
In the USA, organic waste is the second highest component of landfills, which
are the largest source of methane emissions
Zero Waste Events
Think of all the food waste from fundraisers, weddings, festivals, family functions, or even your own staff functions. • We offer….
– personalized service – zero waste event consulting – staffing – compost education for any event large or
small – help to decide what kind of products are
used at your event
Erlene Howard
803 Elmwood Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202 cell 312.218.0330, office 847.733.7665, fax 847.556.6443
[email protected] www.collectiveresource.us
Lunch Provided by
….for environmentally responsible food purchasing, operations, and management...
Jenna Byrne Delivered Team Manager
7001 N Ridgeway Lincolnwood, IL 60712
cell 847.404.5649, office 847.745.5145, main 312.572.7233
[email protected] [email protected]
Troy Christian Director of Operations
7001 N Ridgeway Lincolnwood, IL 60712
cell 847.899.2681, office 847.745.5150, main 312.572.7233
https://foodforthoughtchicago.com/delivered
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
What is the Circular Economy? The Circular Economy closes the loop of the traditional
Linear Economy, leading to increased economic & environmental sustainability.
Extract Resources
Process
Product
Retail
Consumer
Landfill
Process
Product
Retail Consumer
Reclaim
Extract Resour
ces
Linear Economy Circular Economy
Stakeholders in the Circular Economy
REUSE ECOSYSTEM
Material Donors Material
Disposers
Material Brokers
Material Buyers
Value Add Buyers
Policy Makers
Funders Learners
Artists
Employers
Trainees
Volunteers
Employees
The Rebuilding Exchange Mission
• The Rebuilding Exchange’s mission is to create a market for reclaimed building materials. We do this by diverting materials from landfills and making them accessible to the public for reuse, promoting sustainable deconstruction practices, providing education and job training programs, and creating innovative models for sustainable reuse.
U.S. Nonfuel Material Consumption, 1900-2010
Matos, G. (2012) Use of Raw Materials in the United States From 1900 Through 2010. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Analyzed by U. Mich. Ctr. For Sustainable Systems
The Issues • Anywhere from 26-40% of
landfill materials come from construction and demolition
• Each year, 60% of all raw materials used in our economy are for new construction
• The amount of homes demolished annually represent 1.5 million trees
Influencing Stakeholders
Building the Market
Sustainable Financial
Platform for Growth
The Rebuilding Exchange Model
Our Warehouse
• 25,000sf at 1740 W. Webster
• Open to the public 10-6 Tuesday-Sunday
• Customers range from DIYers, Contractors, Artists, Film Crews, Property Managers and more
• Donations come from partners, drop-offs, and coordinated pickups with our friendly pickups crew
RX Made
• Our in-house custom production and design studio
• From playgrounds to offices, to Michelin starred restaurants, our materials have a presence in Chicago
• Premade line of products available online and in our warehouse
Workshops • Educate the public on
how to use reclaimed materials
• Woodworking series, 1 day “make it take it”, and Sustainability/DIY classes
• Done by in-house instructors and partnerships with groups like Plant Chicago, West Side Bee Boyz and more
• We also offer custom private workshops
Workforce Development • This year we will surpass
100 individuals trained! • Intensive, full-time work
experience for 6 months • Trainees receive Forklift
Certification and training in retail, customer service, carpentry and more
• Partnership with the Cara Program provides the wraparound social services to ensure success
Bryant Williams 1740 W Webster Ave
Chicago, IL 60614 [email protected]
(773) 252-2234 Open to the Public Tuesday – Sunday,
10am-6pm www.rebuildingexchange.org
Thank You!
For more information about today’s presentations please contact the Office of the Building at [email protected] or (312) 252-6300.