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5 Ways Illinois Food Scrap Coalition Members Can Use EPA’s Excess Food Opportunities Map

by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Nov 5, 2021 | Education and Outreach, Food Donation

By Julie Schilf U.S. EPA’s Excess Food Opportunities Map is a national resource that builds upon existing state work and other EPA products to support and facilitate the connection between potential sources and potential recipients- or users- of excess food, so we can...

DeKalb County Green Living Festival

by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Oct 19, 2016 | Case Studies, Community Drop-off Programs, Community Gardens, Education and Outreach, Events, Municipalities & Counties

IFSC Guest Blog Series by Michelle Gibson, Solid Waste Specialist for DeKalb County Health Department Caring for the environment is not just for elite, well-educated people. Caring for the environment is everyone’s duty. Environmental stewardship should unite...

Curbside Composting = Food Recycling

by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Aug 22, 2016 | Case Studies, Curbside Composting, Municipalities & Counties, Service Providers

IFSC Guest Blog Series by Melissa Markay, Environmental Division Intern for DuPage County, IL Throughout the United States roughly forty-percent of food generated annually is not eaten. The majority of this food waste is taken to landfills to rot, but what if there...

The Waste Game: Getting Kids to Play Along

by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Jun 8, 2016 | Case Studies, Education and Outreach, Institutions & Organizations

IFSC Guest Blog Series by Andi Dierich, Environmental Coordinator for DuPage County, IL Just about every child in the Chicagoland Region has visited The Field Museum at some point in their academic life. The classic field trip to this natural history museum is filled...

Scraping the Waste

by Illinois Food Scrap Coalition | Mar 8, 2016 | Case Studies, Universities & Schools, We Compost Program

IFSC Guest Blog Series by Andi Dierich, Environmental Coordinator for DuPage County, IL North Central College (NCC) is a picturesque school in in the heart of downtown Naperville, Illinois. Although one of many colleges in the Chicagoland region, NCC stands out for...
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