The Illinois Conservation of Resources and Energy (ICORE) project strives to achieve measurable energy and water conservation improvements among Illinois’ small, rural communities and businesses, focusing primarily on ...

Carol Jo Morgan, MSW, MS - co-founder of The Idea Store Abstract: The Idea Store celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall, proving that creative reuse efforts can garner solid community support. We’ve learned, through ...

Pollution of the aquatic environment by anthropogenic debris is globally ubiquitous. Due to its low manufacturing cost and durability, plastic production has increased by > 600% over the past four decades, with mismanaged ...

Promotional postcard for the Illini Gadget Garage

Prairie Research Institute Lightning Talk presentation about the Illini Gadget Garage and why the repair movement is important.

Diane Tecic - Illinois Coastal Program Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Illinois Coastal Management Program was established in January 2012 as part of the National Coastal Zone Management Program, ...

The survey project identified barriers to proper recycling/reuse of electronic products in Illinois counties, statewide. The recycling phone survey project was conducted December 2013 through March 2014. Information was ...

Tom Hornshaw and Marcia Willhite - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Potential Approaches for Developing MCLs for Pharmaceuticals for Pharmaceuticals.

In March of 2018, an assessment was completed at an Illinois food canning facility. The focus of the assessment was Economy, Energy, and Environment. The E3 assessment looked at the value stream from raw ingredient receiving ...

Archived web pages from the Activities portion of the Illinois Green Office Challenge web site. The project ran from October 2014-April 2016. Included here are activities and resources developed by ISTC staff for the Challenge.