by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Aug 13, 2015 | Case Studies, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program
Backhauling Compost ProgramCompost containers are located in the cooler at the warehouse, underneath the assembly line where orders are packed. As the packing team sorts through produce, anything they find that is blemished will go into either a “Take...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 3, 2015 | Case Studies, Commercial Composting Programs, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, Hotels & Hospitality, Institutions & Organizations, Municipalities & Counties, Restaurants & Caterers, Service Providers, Sports Teams/Events, Universities & Schools
How the Program WorksOn average, a typical restaurant will generate about 50 tons of organic waste a year. That’s a whole lot of waste that can be put to good use rather than buried in a landfill. Additionally, when food waste is disposed into a landfill, it...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Dec 9, 2014 | Case Studies, Universities & Schools
IFSC Guest Blog Series by Neale Baldyga, Compost and Green Space Coordinator, Columbia College Chicago Part of my job at Columbia College includes maintaining the green spaces on campus. While doing this in the past, I had a strong negative reaction to throwing away...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 25, 2014 | Case Studies, Waste Reduction
Q Center is one of the world’s largest meeting facilities and has a long history of environmental excellence. Currently, 80% of the waste generated at Q is diverted from the landfill through recycling and composting programs. In 2011, Q Center’s food service...
