by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Feb 23, 2021 | Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Member Accomplishments, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction
By Merleanne Rampale, SWALCO In August, 2020, SWALCO (Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, Illinois) was awarded a Community Compost and Food Waste Reduction pilot project grant from the USDA and NRCS. The primary goal of the grant is to assist local government with...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Sep 29, 2020 | Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction
IFSC is grateful for the support and active participation of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), a Gold Sustaining Partner. During a recent general body meeting, Pete Adrian, SWALCO Recycling Coordinator, provided an overview of a relevant grant awarded to...
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 | May 15, 2020 | Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Education and Outreach, Member Accomplishments, Waste Reduction
The Illinois Food Scrap Coalition serves to integrate the diversity of the composting network by connecting the public to what composting is and the many resources that are available to us. Commercial composting businesses offer services to any place that produces...
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 | Sep 25, 2015 | Food Donation, Waste Reduction
IFSC Guest Blog Series by Jeannine Kannegiesser, Northern Illinois Food Bank Last year, Northern Illinois Food Bank distributed 57 million meals throughout 13 northern Illinois counties, serving 71,500 people weekly through collaborations with 800 member feeding...
