by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 2, 2026 | Advocacy, Benefits of Compost, Case Studies, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Food Donation, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, IFSCC News, Market Development, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
A System Ready for Change Do you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure era? The time when readers could flip the pages of popular books and decide how the story would end? Illinois is in one of those moments right now. This time, food security, compost, climate and...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Feb 23, 2026 | Advocacy, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, Food Donation, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction
From a Half-Day Forum to a Statewide Force: The IFSCC Story! It all began with one simple realization: Illinois was buried in organic waste that could be feeding people or building our soil. In October 2012, at the GreenTown Conference in Highland Park, a...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 3, 2025 | Advocacy, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Policy, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction
Submitted by IFSCC Administrator, Amy Bartucci The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition has some exciting news for teachers (and students!). We are joining others across the country as a supporting organization of Subject to Climate to help build compost and...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Sep 3, 2025 | Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, Landscaping, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
Submitted by IFSCC Sustaining Members Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) Education Coordinator, Theresa Greinig, and Seven Generations Ahead Sustainability Program Associate, Caroline French In the growing push toward sustainability and waste...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Sep 3, 2025 | Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Landscaping, Market Development, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
Submitted by IFSCC Sustaining Members Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) Education Coordinator, Theresa Greinig, and Seven Generations Ahead Sustainability Program Associate, Caroline French Often, we think of using compost in our self-managed green...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Landscaping, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Restaurants & Caterers, Service Providers, Sports Teams/Events, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction
Submitted by Amy Bartucci, IFSCC Administrator I am excited to share what IFSCC Platinum Sustaining Members are saying about our myriad compost collaborations in Illinois. On a personal level, I know that the work I do as IFSCC Administrator is dependent on folks like...
