by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Feb 17, 2025 | Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Education and Outreach, Events
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...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jan 24, 2025 | Advocacy, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Education and Outreach, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction
Silver Sustaining Member Collective Resource Compost Cooperative is increasing residential access to food scrap drop-off sites in Chicagoland. Learn about how to build similar model programs and develop collaborative relationships with your municipality in this guest...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jan 17, 2025 | Case Studies, IFSCC News, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools
Contamination is one of the biggest challenges in composting and Eco-Products found solutions in collaboration. Using a customized CIRC (Controls Intended to Remove Contamination) spreadsheet as a guideline, IFSCC Platinum Sponsor Eco-Products, set out to re-launch an...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Dec 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Food Donation, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Waste Reduction
We are closing out the year of IFSCC blog posts with a guest submission from a new IFSCC Young Professional, Chris Chacko, Business Development Analyst, Brightmark. Thank you for joining in the IFSCC efforts to fight wasted food. The holidays are a time for...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Waste Reduction
Thank you, Clair Ryan, Recycling Coordinator for Kane County and IFSCC member for this guest blog post. We are better together–especially when reducing waste. If IFSCC members and committee volunteers would like to share information on the IFSCC blog about...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Benefits of Compost, Education and Outreach, Events, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
IFSCC is grateful to Marley Finnegan, Founder of Purpose, for getting IFSCC motivated in this collaborative holiday guest blog post. If IFSCC members and committee volunteers would like to share information on the IFSCC blog about opportunities (and challenges) in...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 11, 2024 | Advocacy, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Waste Reduction
IFSCC is grateful to Cecelia (Dede) Carman of the McHenry County Environmental Defenders for this guest blog post providing an overview of curbside composting options for residents of that county. Thanks Dede! If IFSCC members and committee volunteers would like to...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Oct 25, 2024 | Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, IFSCC News, Landscaping, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
This is a summary of a recent IFSCC Policy Committee Compost Facility Tour submitted by Liz Kunkle, IFSCC Policy Committee Co-Chair and Illinois Environmental Council Zero Waste Program Manager The IFSCC can’t waste this opportunity to tell you about...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 23, 2024 | Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Hotels & Hospitality, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Restaurants & Caterers, Service Providers, Sports Teams/Events, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction
WasteNot Compost, a Platinum Sustaining Member of the IFSCC, is a leading compost collection service in the Chicagoland area, offering both residential and commercial compost services utilizing a 100% electric fleet of waste management vehicles. Through innovative,...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Community Gardens, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Waste Reduction
A letter from Merleanne Rampale, IFSCC’s 2024 ICAW Planning Team Chair: I wanted to reach out to thank you everyone again for being a part of the Illinois celebration and helping with our nearly 60 live Adventures in Composting and IFSCC’s two virtual...