by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 7, 2023 | Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Events, Food Donation, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Repurposing Food Scraps, Restaurants & Caterers, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction
The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition reached out to SAVOR, our valued Sustaining Platinum Member, and learned about their organics recycling program and so much more. After more than eight years with the food service company responsible for providing...
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 | 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 | Apr 23, 2021 | Backyard Composting, Institutions & Organizations
By Sue Styer, Master Gardener, University of Illinois Extension Did you know that composting help is only a phone call or email away? As a Master Gardener for the University of Illinois Extension, volunteers like me love to answer your most vexing compost questions....
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Dec 14, 2020 | Case Studies, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools
As highlighted in a previous post, following Halloween each year, several communities in Illinois host pumpkin collection events to ensure holiday decorations are composted rather than being sent to landfill. Collectively these events are known as the Pumpkin Smash...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Oct 29, 2020 | Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Hotels & Hospitality, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, We Compost Program
St. Louis Composting is a Silver Sustaining Partner of IFSC, and the company participates in both the IFSC social equity and market development committees. They also support the We Compost program in the southwest IL region. St. Louis Composting, which has been in...
