by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 31, 2026 | Education and Outreach, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, IFSCC News, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
Submitted by Merleanne Rampale, IFSCC Board of Directors, ICAW Chair, Committee Member and SWALCO Programs and Education Director The US discards more food than any other country in the world. Americans throw out nearly 60 million tons every year (that’s 120 billion...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 30, 2026 | IFSCC News
IFSCC’s Board of Directors Election is this May. We recently asked candidates the following and will be publishing responses as we receive them. Looking back over the years, what is an example of how you know IFSCC has made a tangible difference? Looking forward into...
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, 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...
