Vendors hauling organics provide their services through commercial, municipal or residential (sometimes subscription based) contracts. Click the drop down below to meet our IFSCC members doing this work throughout Illinois!

IFSCC Member Organics Processors

Find an IFSCC Member Organics Processor near you or purchase finished compost.

ORGANICS: Commercial composting of organics is done through a processing facility that is permitted to handle organic waste and has the capacity to accept what is generated. Some community compost processors can even bring equipment to process organics onsite. The location of a processor and the location of where the organic waste is generated is a very important factor in determining the feasibility of every composting program.

The COMPOSTING FACILITIES OF ILLINOIS MAP below shows IFSCC Member Organics Processors. Each processor is different and may or may not accept food scrap organics. Many compost processors mainly accept only landscape waste, and various others are limited in what they can or will accept. The state of Illinois permitting limits many organics processors to only accept food scrap organics that constitute no more than 10% of the total volume handled at their facility. Public Act 96-0418 (effective 1/1/2010) made it possible to add food scrap to a yard waste composting operation in Illinois and the industry is growing and expanding. Please work directly with each IFSCC Member Organics Processor to learn more.

To see all Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permitted composting facilities follow this link.

Explore the interactive composting facilities map to find a composter near you!

Use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out or two fingers on a touch screen.  You can find site-specific information when clicking on an icon.

Green pins: IFSCC members

Are you an organics processor in Illinois and would like to have your info on this map?  Fill out this form HERE.

Municipal Organics Programs

The following linked spreadsheet is meant for use by local governments and the general public to learn about the various residential options for organics hauling and drop off locations in Illinois.

Significant progress was made in Illinois to expand collections of food scraps for composting. Illinois House Bill 437 was signed into law by Governor Rauner in July 2015 allowing for both temporary and permanent sites to collect organics for composting.

• Food Scrap Municipal Programs
• Food Scrap Drop Off Locations

If you are aware of an Illinois organics collection program that is missing from this resource, contact Administrator, Amy Bartucci at illinoiscomposts@gmail.com. Please include the County, Municipality, Address and also a link to either the Hauler or Municipal Website where communication of the programs and relevant details (acceptable items) are available to the public.