by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 2, 2020 | Case Studies, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools
Composting for All Seven Generations Ahead (SGA), an IFSC Platinum Partner, manages a youth environmental advocacy program, It’s Our Future (IOF). Students learn media and leadership skills to become effective environmental leaders who tackle climate issues and...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 25, 2020 | Commercial Composting Programs, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program
Collective Resource Compost began when Founder/Owner Erlene Howard became interested in composting but couldn’t find a good place to do it at her condo, with no outdoor space and no desire to have worms as roommates, especially since eating pineapple kills them....
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 1, 2020 | Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Members
The Illinois Food Scrap Coalition (IFSC) celebrates the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), a Silver Sustaining Partner since 2016 and IFSC founding member. Take a moment to learn about SWANCC. SWANCC is a non-profit intergovernmental agency...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 19, 2019 | Education and Outreach, Events, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties
Forty percent of all food in the United States is wasted every year. To address this crucial issue, the Village of Oak Park issued a proclamation declaring November 3-9, 2019 “Food Waste Awareness Week.” Throughout the week, the Interfaith Green Network,...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Apr 24, 2017 | Case Studies, Events, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Waste Reduction
Our thanks to IFSC member Michelle Gibson of the DeKalb County Health Department for sharing this success story and writing this blog post! Illinois is the largest producer of pumpkins in the United States. Every year Sycamore, Illinois hosts their annual Pumpkin...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Oct 19, 2016 | Case Studies, Community Drop-off Programs, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, Events, Municipalities & Counties
IFSC Guest Blog Series by Michelle Gibson, Solid Waste Specialist for DeKalb County Health Department Caring for the environment is not just for elite, well-educated people. Caring for the environment is everyone’s duty. Environmental stewardship should unite...
