by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 28, 2022 | Backyard Composting, Education and Outreach, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties
Across the country, communities are creating food waste diversion goals and helping citizens recognize a valuable resource that can be recycled into a usable soil amendment. Encouraging residents to practice backyard composting, where feasible, can be an effective...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Dec 8, 2021 | Commercial Composting Programs, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Restaurants & Caterers
This fall, the Champaign County Environmental Stewards (CCES) received a ‘Land, Health, Community’ Lumpkin Family Foundation Grant to help launch a commercial food scrap compost pilot project at the Landscape Recycling Center (LRC) in Urbana, IL. This...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Oct 15, 2021 | Case Studies, Hotels & Hospitality, Member Accomplishments, Restaurants & Caterers, Sports Teams/Events, Sustaining Members
SAVOR…Chicago at McCormick Place, a Platinum Sustaining Partner of IFSC, is a food service company that strives to integrate into the communities that surround it, by focusing on sharing opportunities with their neighbors while working on reducing or eliminating any...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 4, 2021 | Case Studies, Commercial Composting Programs, Hotels & Hospitality, Member Accomplishments, Sports Teams/Events, Sustaining Members
Recycle Track Systems, Inc. (RTS) is a Gold Sustaining Partner of IFSC, and actively participates on the IFSC communications committee. RTS serves a variety of industry sectors and combines digital solutions with high-touch service to make waste disposal easier,...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 29, 2021 | Education and Outreach, Events, Member Accomplishments, Sustaining Members
SCARCE (School & Community Assistance for Recycling & Composting Education) will host its annual kick-off to the growing season, the Growin’ Green Garden Market, on Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 9 AM to 1 PM at the organization’s NEW location, 800 S Rohlwing Rd...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Feb 23, 2021 | Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Member Accomplishments, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction
By Merleanne Rampale, SWALCO In August, 2020, SWALCO (Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, Illinois) was awarded a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot project grant from the USDA and NRCS. The primary goal of the grant is to assist local government with...
