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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 |

amoga@corporateconcierge.com | 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 | erline@collectiverecourse.us | 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| jbyrne@fftchicago.com | 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 | bryant@rebuildingexchange.org | 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

erlene@collectiveresource.us 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

jbyrne@fftchicago.com delivered@fftchicago.com

Troy Christian Director of Operations

7001 N Ridgeway Lincolnwood, IL 60712

cell 847.899.2681, office 847.745.5150, main 312.572.7233

tchristian@fftchicago.com

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 Bryant@rebuildingexchange.org

(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 111southwacker@am.jll.com or (312) 252-6300.