by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 3, 2023 | Commercial Composting Programs, Curbside Composting, Education and Outreach, Events, IFSCC News, Member Accomplishments, Policy, Residential Composting Service, Sustaining Members, Waste Reduction
The IFSCC Policy Committee recently hosted compost industry tours at IFSCC Gold Sustaining Member Whole Earth Compost and with an IFSCC organizational member, Teegen Compost Services. These tours provided helpful information about how processors make compost from our...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Jan 25, 2023 | Education and Outreach, Institutions & Organizations, Member Accomplishments, Universities & Schools, Waste Reduction, We Compost Program
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), IFSCC Member Organization and We Compost Silver Partner, currently collects food waste for composting at 5 locations on campus (Student Center East; Student Center West; UI Health Hospital; Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum; and the...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Feb 20, 2015 | Education and Outreach, Events, Food Donation, Waste Reduction
Panelists gave examples of what they bring to the table in ways of wasting less food. Three Loyola cafeterias rotate their menus to best utilize food resources in menu planning and procurement, and has found that using trayless service is key to reducing the amount of...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Dec 9, 2014 | Case Studies, Universities & Schools
IFSC Guest Blog Series by Neale Baldyga, Compost and Green Space Coordinator, Columbia College Chicago Part of my job at Columbia College includes maintaining the green spaces on campus. While doing this in the past, I had a strong negative reaction to throwing away...
by Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition | Nov 25, 2014 | Case Studies, Waste Reduction
Q Center is one of the world’s largest meeting facilities and has a long history of environmental excellence. Currently, 80% of the waste generated at Q is diverted from the landfill through recycling and composting programs. In 2011, Q Center’s food service...
