by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Dec 14, 2020 | Case Studies, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSC News, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Sustaining Partners, Universities & Schools
As highlighted in a previous post, following Halloween each year, several communities in Illinois host pumpkin collection events to ensure holiday decorations are composted rather than being sent to landfill. Collectively these events are known as the Pumpkin Smash...
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Oct 29, 2020 | Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Hotels & Hospitality, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Service Providers, Sustaining Partners, Universities & Schools, We Compost Program
St. Louis Composting is a Silver Sustaining Partner of IFSC, and the company participates in both the IFSC social equity and market development committees. They also support the We Compost program in the southwest IL region. St. Louis Composting, which has been in...
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Oct 15, 2020 | IFSC News
Did you know? Anyone who is a member of the IFSC LinkedIn Group can start a conversation—simply sign in to LinkedIn, navigate to the group’s page (https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8365760/) and click on “Start a conversation with this group” at the top of the page....
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Oct 9, 2020 | Case Studies, Community Drop-off Programs, Education and Outreach, Events, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Partners
IFSC is grateful for the support and active participation of SCARCE, a Gold Sustaining Partner. SCARCE initiated its first Pumpkin Smash composting event in 2014. The following post describes these efforts and will hopefully inspire you to compost your seasonal...
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Sep 29, 2020 | Agriculture, Benefits of Compost, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Partners, 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 Coalition | Sep 25, 2020 | We Compost Program
With the coronavirus infecting over 281,000 people in Illinois thus far since the COVID-19 pandemic began, businesses throughout the state have had to adapt to the rapidly changing state of our world. Now that the state has entered Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois...
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Sep 1, 2020 | Events, IFSC News, Institutions & Organizations
Watch the recording HERE and read the notes HERE. Register for the upcoming brainstorm session HERE Co-organized by the IFSC and Chicago Sustainability Task Force, this forum brought together stakeholders from all stages of the compostable plastics lifecycle to...
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Aug 2, 2020 | We Compost Program
By Miranda Johnson, With the coronavirus infecting over 182,000 people in Illinois thus far since the COVID-19 pandemic began, businesses throughout the state have had to adapt to the rapidly changing state of our world. Now that the state has entered Phase 4 of the...
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Jul 26, 2020 | Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, IFSC News
By Jennifer Nelson, July 13, 2020 Before coronavirus, Americans were faced with the challenge of how to handle 40.7 million tons of food waste. Several cities and states had started addressing wasted food, passing legislation and launching programs to divert millions...
by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Jul 11, 2020 | IFSC News
By Miranda Johnson While backyard pit or bin composting, Bokashi and vermicomposting are some of the most common methods to compost food waste, there are other options out there that you can tailor to your needs. Tumbler Composting A really popular method is...
