Meeting Minutes from 6/2/09

Hello, Green Team!
So I just wanted to pass along our minutes from the monthly meeting this morning! Here are the highlights:

Who attended: Pam, Kristina, Tracey, Rachel

State of Composting
• Kristina said the Dean's Office compost bin has been in place for the past couple of weeks and it is going well. People are excited about it and are using it.
• Rachel is going to bring in a large bin tomorrow for the faculty lounge (a kitty littler box) and will be posting signs and sending out an informative email
• Tracey said that the FILC office barely has food waste for the time being
• Pam brought up that there might be some hesitation around using a compost bin, especially in the faculty lounge since there are events held there. She suggested educating our colleagues to help get them on board (Rachel will be sending her fliers, etc.)
o Rachel offered to always take out the compost before an event in the faculty lounge to minimize hesitation. She simply requested a reminder for doing so.
o If we decide that people would like to have a small informative session about composting, Rachel can set up a meeting with the Sustainability Gas to do so.
• Rachel will be checking in on the Student Services office to see how composting is going and will then send out an email to all faculty & staff about our efforts

Recycle Works Initiative
• Rachel recapped the information she had been sent from Christina in HR about the process and asked if anyone would like to help her head up and oversee the process of trying to get certified.
o Kristina & Pam have volunteered to help begin the process as soon as Spring quarter comes to a close

State of Green Events and Discussions with Aramark
• One thing we discussed a lot was looking into the ways we can plan events in sustainable ways and how to work with Aramark to do so. Rachel said she would follow up and look into the state of the Green Event guide, etc.

Getting Net Impact Involved
• Pam mentioned that Net Impact is interested in possibly taking on a sustainability project. We decided to ask them to come up with something they would like to do and pitch it to us. If we like it, we will attempt to help them get it done, etc.
• Pam and Rachel will look into contacting them!

I believe that is all for now! Thanks, everyone!!