We Compost Green Level Recognizes On-Site Composting Efforts

by | Dec 20, 2019 | Case Studies, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Universities & Schools, We Compost Program

We Compost is a free recognition program administered by the Illinois Food Scrap Coalition that promotes businesses and institutions that participate in a composting program. The purpose of the program is to highlight entities that compost their food scraps. In the...

Schools & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education (SCARCE) – An Illinois Food Scrap Coalition Sustaining Partner

by | Jul 10, 2017 | Education and Outreach, Institutions & Organizations, Sustaining Members

Schools and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education, also known as SCARCE, is an award-winning environmental education non-profit agency dedicated to creating sustainable communities. They accomplish this through innovative and hands-on education...

St. Louis Delivers Successful Commercial Food Waste Program

by | 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...