by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 5, 2025 | Advocacy, Events, IFSCC News, Member Accomplishments, Sustaining Members, We Compost Program
The May 7, 2025 IFSCC Member Appreciation Event would not have been possible without the support of IFSCC Sustaining Members Green Soils Management and WasteNot Compost as well as We Compost Gold Level Partner, The Paramount Group. Take a quick look at the good vibes,...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Apr 25, 2025 | Advocacy, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, Events, Food Donation, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Sports Teams/Events, Waste Reduction
Thanks goes out to Marley Finnegan, IFSCC Education Committee Member and Founder of Events of Purpose, for this blog submission. Additionally, IFSCC appreciates the resources and follow up opportunities provided by IFSCC partners in the Large Event Facilities Act...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Apr 16, 2025 | Agriculture, Education and Outreach, Food Donation, IFSCC News, Institutions & Organizations, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
Over the last few years, the IFSCC Policy Committee of the Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition (IFSCC) has been scheduling tours at various compost facilities and locations in Illinois. Thank you, IFSCC Policy Co-Chair Liz Kunkle, for this recent tour...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 26, 2025 | Advocacy, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Waste Reduction
IFSCC’s Board of Directors Election is this May. We’re sharing responses from both incumbent and incoming board candidates interested in joining the Board of Directors. The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition continues to create an environment in Illinois...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Mar 12, 2025 | Advocacy, Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Community Drop-off Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Market Development, Municipalities & Counties, Policy, Repurposing Food Scraps, Residential Composting Service, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program
Soil Health Week 2025 with the Illinois Stewardship Alliance was soil-riffic! The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition (IFSCC) participated in multiple events that gathered folks from throughout Illinois virtually and in-person to learn why soil should be...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Feb 20, 2025 | Agriculture, Backyard Composting, Benefits of Compost, Commercial Composting Programs, Education and Outreach, IFSCC News, Landscaping, Market Development, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Members
IFSCC Gold Sustaining Member, Midwest Organics Recycling, recently published this informative blog post. We liked it so much we “recycled” it here for all our IFSCC readers. Thanks again, Jess Polansky, Agronomy Business Development! As professional...
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...