Building a Culture of Composting in Greater Chicagoland Fellow: Kathryn Pereira, University of Illinois Team Work Plan
Fellow Report: 1. Planned, organized, marketed and led 4 Pumpkin Smash events on Sat Nov 5. Diverted 15.12 tons of pumpkins from landfills, engaged 750 residents on composting. Debriefed with all event partners. Brainstormed feasible/sustainable ways to add more event sites and partners in 2023. 2. IL Sustainable Technology Center began phase 1- stakeholder engagement completing more than 10 interviews to determine how to work with small food businesses on reducing food scrap waste and composting. 3. Completed work plan timelines 4. Team discussed and documented where we want to be in Aug 2023. The discussion is on-going. 5. Selected May 12, 2023 as date for the Compost Summit at the end of International Compost 6. Awareness Week 7. Established partnership with IL Food Scrap and Composting Coalition for May Summit. 8. Reserved space at UIC Forum in Chicago for May Summit. 9. Created work plan timelines 10. Submitted 1st draft of Case Statement 11. Completed and submitted the budget in early Oct. As of Dec 14 we still do not have a contract nor access to the money but could have started spending it 2 weeks ago. Work is stalled with IL 12. Sustainable Technology Center until they receive the funding.
Significant Results: N/A
Experience(s) working with your Coach, Catalysts and/or Key Informants as applicable: Aaron Weibe was a lifesaver/game changer for us in terms of marketing for the Pumpkin Smashes. The social media graphics he created were used for a paid social media campaign that increased awareness of the events and led to some increased media attention. Unfortunately, bad weather the day of the events reduced participation from 2021 at all but one site. This site was able to increase the amount of pumpkins collected in 2022 primarily by collecting in the days leading up to the event.
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