New Resource Hub– Built by Educators, For Educators

by | Nov 3, 2025 | Advocacy, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Policy, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction

Submitted by IFSCC Administrator, Amy Bartucci The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition has some exciting news for teachers (and students!). We are joining others across the country as a supporting organization of Subject to Climate to help build compost and...

Debunking the Myth: Food Scrap Dehydrators Are Not Composters

by | Sep 3, 2025 | Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, Landscaping, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction

Submitted by IFSCC Sustaining Members Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) Education Coordinator, Theresa Greinig, and Seven Generations Ahead Sustainability Program Associate, Caroline French In the growing push toward sustainability and waste...

Fall Cover Matters: The Case for Compost

by | Sep 3, 2025 | Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Landscaping, Market Development, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction

Submitted by IFSCC Sustaining Members Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) Education Coordinator, Theresa Greinig, and Seven Generations Ahead Sustainability Program Associate, Caroline French Often, we think of using compost in our self-managed green...

IFSCC Platinum Sustaining Members Help Tell Our Story

by | Jul 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, Grocery Stores & Farmers Markets, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Landscaping, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Restaurants & Caterers, Service Providers, Sports Teams/Events, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction

Submitted by Amy Bartucci, IFSCC Administrator I am excited to share what IFSCC Platinum Sustaining Members are saying about our myriad compost collaborations in Illinois. On a personal level, I know that the work I do as IFSCC Administrator is dependent on folks like...

Diving Deep into Illinois County-Level Waste Management Plans: Unearthing Food Waste Reduction and Composting Opportunities

by | Jul 8, 2025 | Community Drop-off Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Institutions & Organizations, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction

Submitted by Caroline French, Sustainability Program Coordinator at IFSCC Gold Sustaining Member Seven Generations Ahead & Member of IFSCC Education Committee and Young Professionals Group Waste management is a hot topic these days, and for good reason! As we...

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...