The Soil is a Great Connector

by | Mar 12, 2025 | Advocacy, Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Market Development, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program

Soil Health Week 2025 with the Illinois Stewardship Alliance was soil-riffic! The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition (IFSCC) participated in multiple events that gathered folks from throughout Illinois virtually and in-person to learn why soil should be...

Why Landscapers Should Use Compost in Their Projects: A Key Ingredient for Sustainable Success in Four-Season Climates

by | Feb 20, 2025 | Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Landscaping, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Members

IFSCC Gold Sustaining Member, Midwest Organics Recycling, recently published this informative blog post. We liked it so much we “recycled” it here for all our IFSCC readers. Thanks again, Jess Polansky, Agronomy Business Development! As professional...

When municipalities say “yes” to food scrap hauling services

by | Jan 24, 2025 | Advocacy, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Education and Outreach, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction

Silver Sustaining Member Collective Resource Compost Cooperative is increasing residential access to food scrap drop-off sites in Chicagoland. Learn about how to build similar model programs and develop collaborative relationships with your municipality in this guest...

Food Fights or Festivities? Finding the balance

by | Dec 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Food Donation, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Waste Reduction

We are closing out the year of IFSCC blog posts with a guest submission from a new IFSCC Young Professional, Chris Chacko, Business Development Analyst, Brightmark. Thank you for joining in the IFSCC efforts to fight wasted food. The holidays are a time for...