ISTC staff with the Center for Economic Impact and Social Benefits (formerly the Technical Assistance Program) developed these publications.
Case Studies & Fact Sheets
- Technical assistance case studies and fact sheets
- Farm to Food Bank Case Studies Collection
- Coastal Management Program Publications
Reports & Plans
- Illinois Materials Management & Recycling Opportunities (2024)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Campus Building Waste Characterization & Opportunity Assessment (2024; this link includes access to full report & executive summary)
- Cook County Solid Waste Management Plan 2024-2029 (2024)
- Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program 2023 Year in Review (2024)
- Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program 2022 Year in Review (2023)
- Missouri State University Sustainable Materials Management Plan (2022)
- Exploring the Development of an Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program (2022)
- Forest Preserves of Cook County Clean Energy Framework (2021)
- UIC Sustainable Materials Management Plan (2020)
- Indoor Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Assessment: Facilities and Services (2019)
- Forest Preserves of Cook County Sustainability & Climate Resiliency Plan (2018)
- Recycling and Waste Reduction Opportunity Assessment: Springfield [IL] Public Schools District 186 (2016)
- Recycling and Waste Reduction Opportunity Assessment: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2015)
- Quad Recycling Containers Implementation Project (2015)
- Baseline Waste Stream Characterization Study, Facilities and Services, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2014)
- Nitrile Glove Recycling Implementation Project (2014)
- Recycling and Waste Reduction Opportunity Assessment: Forest Preserve District of Cook County (2014)
- Recycling Survey Report: City of Urbana (2014)
- VOC Emissions from Gas Powered Leaf Blowers in the Chicago Metropolitan Region (2008)
- Biodiesel Research: A Bibliography and Finding Aid (2006)
- Feasibility Report: Small Scale Biodiesel Production (2006)
- Evaluation of Ultrafiltration for In-Process Recycling of Cleaning Solution at Ford’s Chicago Stamping Plant (1998)
- Oil Waste Reduction and Recycling Pilot Test (1994)
Pollution Prevention and Environmental Compliance Manuals & Resources
- Pollution Prevention Guide (2025; additional resources are available in the CTAP2 Guidebook Zotero Group)
- Salvage Yard Environmental Guidebook and Self-Audit Checklist (2020)
- Illinois Small Quantity Generators’ Manual: How to Comply Effectively with State and Federal Regulations (2002)
- Printers’ National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC) Publications (Archived)
Newsletters
- Technology Acceleration Program (TAP) News (formerly the Technical Assistance Program News)
- Food & Beverage Manufacturing News (folded into Technical Assistance Program News in March 2021)
- Illinois Farm to Food Bank Newsletter (collection of past issues on IDEALS)
Project & Service Flyers
- Advancing Beverage Resilience through Pollution Prevention
- Institutional Water Treatment services
- Legionella pneumophila testing
- Mississippi River Corridor Pollution Prevention
- Pollution Prevention at Food Focused Businesses within DuPage & Kane Counties
- Zero waste services
Curated Bibliographies
- End of life management of renewable energy technologies
- Plastics Impacts, Reduction, & Diversion
- Collaborative Training & Assessments in Pollution Prevention (CTAP2) Guidebook Zotero Group
Topical Blog & Website Archives
These projects are no longer active, but their websites have been archived.
- Green Lunchroom Challenge: focused on food waste prevention, reduction, and diversion for organizations with on-site foodservice operations. Review the Green Lunchroom Challenge’s comma-separated files and code or its site navigation and blog posts.
- Sustainable Electronics Initiative: focused on promoting a more sustainable system for designing, producing, using, and managing electronic devices. Access the Sustainable Electronics Initiative’s comma-separated files and code or its site navigation and blog posts.
- Illini Gadget Garage: focused on do-it-together repair to stem the tide of electronic waste and raise awareness of the need for sustainable product design. See the Illinois Gadget Garage’s comma-separated files and code or its site navigation and blog posts.