by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting 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 & Composting Coalition | Sep 1, 2020 | Events, IFSCC 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 & Composting 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 & Composting Coalition | Jul 26, 2020 | Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, IFSCC 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 & Composting Coalition | Jul 11, 2020 | IFSCC 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...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jul 2, 2020 | Case Studies, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Sustaining Members, Universities & Schools
Composting for All Seven Generations Ahead (SGA), an IFSC Platinum Partner, manages a youth environmental advocacy program, It’s Our Future (IOF). Students learn media and leadership skills to become effective environmental leaders who tackle climate issues and...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 25, 2020 | Commercial Composting Programs, Member Accomplishments, Municipalities & Counties, Residential Composting Service, Service Providers, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program
Collective Resource Compost began when Founder/Owner Erlene Howard became interested in composting but couldn’t find a good place to do it at her condo, with no outdoor space and no desire to have worms as roommates, especially since eating pineapple kills them....
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 4, 2020 | IFSCC News
The Illinois Food Scrap Coalition Social Media and Website Committee has developed guidance for appropriate conduct on IFSC social media platforms, including unacceptable types of content that we reserve the right to remove from our platforms. See...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jun 1, 2020 | Municipalities & Counties, Sustaining Members
The Illinois Food Scrap Coalition (IFSC) celebrates the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), a Silver Sustaining Partner since 2016 and IFSC founding member. Take a moment to learn about SWANCC. SWANCC is a non-profit intergovernmental agency...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | May 27, 2020 | IFSCC News
2019 was a year of inspiring work reducing wasted food and composting food scraps in Illinois. IFSC members shared this work online and in social media communities. Read on and accept our gratitude for your individual part in the IFSC narrative. If you can, please...
