Large Event Recycling + Composting: Coming to a Venue Near You!

by | Apr 25, 2025 | Advocacy, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Events, Food Donation, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Sports Teams/Events, Waste Reduction

Thanks goes out to Marley Finnegan, IFSCC Education Committee Member and Founder of Events of Purpose, for this blog submission. Additionally, IFSCC appreciates the resources and follow up opportunities provided by IFSCC partners in the Large Event Facilities Act...

Transforming food waste into energy, jobs, food, and healthy communities

by | Apr 16, 2025 | Agriculture, Education and Outreach, Food Donation, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction

Over the last few years, the IFSCC Policy Committee of the Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition (IFSCC) has been scheduling tours at various compost facilities and locations in Illinois. Thank you, IFSCC Policy Co-Chair Liz Kunkle, for this recent tour...

Meet the 2025 Candidates: IFSCC’s Board of Directors

by | 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...

The Soil is a Great Connector

by | Mar 12, 2025 | Advocacy, Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Market Development, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program

Soil Health Week 2025 with the Illinois Stewardship Alliance was soil-riffic! The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition (IFSCC) participated in multiple events that gathered folks from throughout Illinois virtually and in-person to learn why soil should be...

IFSCC Tour of Patriot Acres in Des Plaines

by | Oct 25, 2024 | Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, IFSCC News, Landscaping, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction

This is a summary of a recent IFSCC Policy Committee Compost Facility Tour submitted by Liz Kunkle, IFSCC Policy Committee Co-Chair and Illinois Environmental Council Zero Waste Program Manager         The IFSCC can’t waste this opportunity to tell you about...

Real Talk with a Product and Zero Waste Specialist

by | Jul 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Events, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, IFSCC News, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Restaurants & Caterers, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction

This post was written by Amy Bartucci, IFSCC Administrator. I recently learned more than I could ever imagine about the incredible work led by our very own, Jamie Brown. Jamie is a Product and Zero Waste Specialist of EcoProducts, one of the two IFSCC Platinum...