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 | 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...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 5, 2025 | Advocacy, Events, IFSCC News, Member Accomplishments, Sustaining Members, We Compost Program
The May 7, 2025 IFSCC Member Appreciation Event would not have been possible without the support of IFSCC Sustaining Members Green Soils Management and WasteNot Compost as well as We Compost Gold Level Partner, The Paramount Group. Take a quick look at the good vibes,...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 26, 2025 | Advocacy, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
IFSCC’s Board of Directors Election is this May. We’re sharing responses from both incumbent and incoming board candidates interested in joining the Board of Directors. The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition continues to create an environment in Illinois...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Feb 20, 2025 | Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Landscaping, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Members
IFSCC Gold Sustaining Member, Midwest Organics Recycling, recently published this informative blog post. We liked it so much we “recycled” it here for all our IFSCC readers. Thanks again, Jess Polansky, Agronomy Business Development! As professional...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jan 24, 2025 | Advocacy, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Education and Outreach, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction
Silver Sustaining Member Collective Resource Compost Cooperative is increasing residential access to food scrap drop-off sites in Chicagoland. Learn about how to build similar model programs and develop collaborative relationships with your municipality in this guest...
