The 2025 International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) Planning Team of the Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition invites public and institutional libraries throughout Illinois to join in efforts to raise awareness about the importance of composting.

ICAW is the global compost community’s largest and most comprehensive education initiative. Scheduled this year for May 4-10, ICAW is an annual weeklong celebration aiming to increase the diversion of organics from the waste stream through awareness of and participation in composting. Throughout the week community, school, government, and business events are held to encourage and celebrate all types of composting – from backyard to large-scale.

Libraries can be educational hubs that promote ICAW through programming, displays, and the inclusion of information and book lists in their newsletters or blogs. If you’re an IL librarian or a compost enthusiast who is willing to reach out to your local library, here are just a few ideas for celebrating ICAW at your community, university, or school library:

Also, remember to connect with IFSCC on social media so you can share ICAW-related posts on your library’s platforms.

IFSCC is organizing and promoting a series of statewide events during ICAW, and we’d love to include your library’s events in the celebration!

View the entire ICAW 2025 page with details HERE.

If you have questions about ICAW or would like to submit your event for our list, fill out this FORM.

If you have questions, please contact Amy Bartucci, IFSCC Administrator at illinoiscomposts@gmail.com.

Thank you in advance for helping to educate IL citizens about the importance of compost!