When municipalities say “yes” to food scrap hauling services

by | 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...

Nuts and Bolts of Curbside Composting in McHenry County

by | Nov 11, 2024 | Advocacy, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Waste Reduction

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

by | Jul 23, 2024 | Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Hotels & Hospitality, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Restaurants & Caterers, Service Providers, Sports Teams/Events, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction

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,...

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...

Starting a composting program in your multi-unit building

by | Aug 11, 2023 | Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Waste Reduction

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, ...