Nuts and Bolts of Curbside Composting in McHenry County

IFSCC is grateful to Cecelia (Dede) Carman of the McHenry County Environmental Defenders for this guest blog post providing an overview of curbside composting options for residents of that county. Thanks Dede!  If IFSCC members and committee volunteers would like to...

WasteNot Compost: Program Successes in Chicagoland

WasteNot Compost, a Platinum Sustaining Member of the IFSCC, is a leading compost collection service in the Chicagoland area, offering both residential and commercial compost services utilizing a 100% electric fleet of waste management vehicles. Through innovative,...

IFSCC’s 2024 International Compost Awareness Week Lineup Reached New Illinoisians

A letter from Merleanne Rampale, IFSCC’s 2024 ICAW Planning Team Chair: I wanted to reach out to thank you everyone again for being a part of the Illinois celebration and helping with our nearly 60 live Adventures in Composting and IFSCC’s two virtual...

Compost Industry Tours with the IFSCC: Whole Earth Compost and Teegen Compost Services

The IFSCC Policy Committee recently hosted compost industry tours at IFSCC Gold Sustaining Member Whole Earth Compost and with an IFSCC organizational member, Teegen Compost Services. These tours provided helpful information about how processors make compost from our...

Starting a composting program in your multi-unit building

Author:  Dianarose Fraum Blivaiss, Education Committee On August 2, 2023 Senator Dick Durbin spoke to a full house at the Food Tank and White House summit Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, and Healthy Choices, Chicago. Addressing food waste, he stated, ...

IFSCC Silver Member Block Bins Celebrates BIG With a Bin Mural Project

Blog post content was submitted by Katherine Tellock, IFSCC We Compost Recognition Program and Policy Committee member. Katherine is the Business Operations Manager for Block Bins. She has a degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and is a leader in...