Selected Sustainability Publications

Reports, Plans, Articles, & Presentations

• Illinois Materials Management & Recycling Opportunities. 2024, co-author.
• Plastics Impacts, Reduction, & Diversion. Curated public Zotero bibliography.
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus Building Waste Characterization & Opportunity Assessment. Project lead, co-author.
• Cook County Solid Waste Management Plan 2024-2029. 2024, co-author.
• SDGs and Me–How Can I Contribute to a More Sustainable World? June 4, 2024. In-person invited presentation, Maroa Public Library District.
• Illinois State University Solid Waste Characterization and Opportunity Assessment of the Bone Student Center. 2023. Co-author, report to client not shared publicly.
• Food Waste Technical Assistance for Small Businesses. 2023, contributor/editor.
• Illinois Farm to Food Bank 2022 Year in Review and 2023 Year in Review reports, co-author.
• Missouri State University Sustainable Materials Management Plan, May 2022, co-author.
• Exploring the Development of an Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program, April 2022, co-author.
• Tiny Bubbles Mean Big Energy Savings for Henry POTW: Micro-Bubble Aeration Improves Energy Efficiency at Wastewater Treatment Plant, 2021, case study author.
• Illinois Materials Management Advisory Committee Report to the General Assembly, 2021, research support, section writing, and editing as part of contracted work for Illinois EPA.
• Forest Preserves of Cook County Clean Energy Framework, May 2021, co-author.
• SDGs and Me–How Can I Contribute to a More Sustainable World? April 21, Webinar for Allerton Park series.
• UIC Sustainable Materials Management Plan, 2020, co-author.
• Food Waste Reduction Toolkit for Illinois Schools, April 2020, as part of Wasted Food Action Alliance School Toolkit subcommittee, spearheaded by Seven Generations Ahead.
• Forest Preserves of Cook County Sustainability & Climate Resiliency Plan, September 2018, co-author.
• Northwestern University Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan. 2018, co-author.
• Recycling and Waste Reduction Opportunity Assessment, Springfield [IL] Public Schools District 186, March 2016, co-author.
• “The Double-Edged Sword: Environmental and Social Impacts of Technology,” Issue 102, Spring 2014 edition of A Matter of Spirit, quarterly journal of the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center.
• Recycling and Waste Reduction Opportunity Assessment, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, December 2014, co-author.
• “Why younger minds will solve the e-waste crisis,” November 12, 2013, P2 Impact column for GreenBiz.com.
• Technology Diffusion and Pollution Prevention. 2004, co-author.

Newsletters

• TAP Newsletter. Monthly newsletter of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) technical assistance program. I contributed content since the newsletter inception in 2020. From January 2026 through April 2026 (when I left ISTC) I was responsible for all of the content and coordinated its production.
• GLRPPR LINK Newsletter. Click on “Items” in the left-hand navigation bar to view individual editions. Quarterly newsletter of the Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR). I served as editor (and also wrote pieces) from Spring 2002 to Summer 2004.

Blogs & Blog Posts (besides this one!)

• Really ReUseful. A personal blog focused on reuse.
• Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) blog posts. Various topics spanning September 2018 through April 2026 (when my position there ended due to budget cuts). Note that the original ISTC blog, hosted on our own server, started in 2012; I wrote for it from its inception until the blog was moved to WordPress platform hosted on a campus server in 2018.
• Green Lunchroom Challenge Blog. ISTC topical blog that served as a continuation of the Green Lunchroom Challenge project concepts when funding ended in 2016. This site is archived at https://wayback.archive-it.org/6086/20250528191406/https://green-lunchroom.istc.illinois.edu/.
• Sustainable Electronics Initiative (SEI) Blog. ISTC topical blog that served as a continuation of SEI project concepts when that project ended. This site is archived at https://wayback.archive-it.org/org-997/20250428160215/https://sustainable-electronics.istc.illinois.edu/.
• Illini Gadget Garage (IGG). A spin-off project of the Sustainable Electronics Initiative, the IGG was a do-it-together repair center for personally owned electronics and small electrical appliances. The website, including blog posts, is archived at https://wayback.archive-it.org/6086/20220615183342/https://illini-gadget-garage.istc.illinois.edu/.
• Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) blog posts.