by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jan 25, 2023 | Education and Outreach, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), IFSCC Member Organization and We Compost Silver Partner, currently collects food waste for composting at 5 locations on campus (Student Center East; Student Center West; UI Health Hospital; Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum; and the...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Oct 4, 2022 | Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Community Drop-off Programs, Community Gardens, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Repurposing Food Scraps, Sustaining Partners, Waste Reduction
By Liz Kunkle, Founder of Go Green Winnetka, IFSC Board Member and Committee Co-Chair Pumpkin collection events, or “Smashes,” are spreading throughout Chicagoland and beyond! Learn why, where, when, and how to compost your pumpkins rather than send them to...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 7, 2022 | Case Studies, Education and Outreach, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Universities & Schools
By Liz Bosarge, IFSC Board Member Every year, UIC offers a sustainability class, US 390, which offers undergraduate students a framework to apply classroom learning to project-based engagement. This past spring, UIC’s Sustainability Office hosted interns Fern and Sean...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 28, 2022 | Backyard Composting, Education and Outreach, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties
Across the country, communities are creating food waste diversion goals and helping citizens recognize a valuable resource that can be recycled into a usable soil amendment. Encouraging residents to practice backyard composting, where feasible, can be an effective...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 18, 2022 | Education and Outreach, Events, IFSC News, Policy
The Illinois Food Scrap Coalition (IFSC) Policy Committee would like to share the following time sensitive information with all IFSC members: SR706 was introduced by Senator Laura Fine in January of this year. It recognizes the various benefits of composting and...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 5, 2021 | Education and Outreach, Food Donation
By Julie Schilf U.S. EPA’s Excess Food Opportunities Map is a national resource that builds upon existing state work and other EPA products to support and facilitate the connection between potential sources and potential recipients- or users- of excess food, so we can...
