P ROGRAMS FROM O RGANIZATIONS : "non/profit, university, & other groups doing compost education"
"Compost Ambassador program thru Extension" "Compost 101 classes lead by IL Extension staff & volunteers. Examples: Compost Ambassador, Conservation@Home education, vermicomposting. etc.)" "Master Gardeners teach individuals and small group about composting." "Extension program working w/farms + business" "Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition Education" "We Celebrate Soil health with ISA and Compost Awareness with IFSCC" "Academy for Global citizenship- apply lessons throughout CPS!" "Zero Waste Schools Program! Collab with CPS" "Active & influential Partners in Western Suburbs SCARCE & TCF" "Urban Growers Collective workshops”
Illinois Extension
IL-based non-profits
M ANUALS AND H ANDBOOKS National Resources E VENTS AND I NITIATIVES
"US Composting Council Composter Handbook"
"International Compost Awareness Week" "Compost Collection events" "Education about Soil Health with Illinois Stewards "If It Grows, It Goes!!!" 6
G ENERAL E FFORTS Schools
"Youth compost ambassadors - hands of education" "Composting is part school curriculums" "Classroom speeches (?) & demonstration on compost & vermicompost benefits”
Community
"Efforts: Small Community Workshops" "Educational workshops for community members"
Government/Institutions
“SWALCO!” "Pilot projects @Community gardens"
T ABLE 5: S ELECTED C OMMENTS ON C URRENT E FFORTS IN I NFRASTRUCTURE Note: Comments are representative of the identified themes. Not all comments are displayed. C OLLECTION
Free drop off & events
"Community-based compost drop off grow food get finished." "Youth ambassadors led community compost drop off (at) South Chicago UGC" "Composting initiatives: education (&) giveaways in local area through Extension efforts"
"Free drop off Plant Chicago!" "Compost Collection events" "Compost Give Back Event"
Specific public programs/services
Chicago "Pilot program at 6 community gardens allowing home Food Scrap collection "City Compost Pilot Program" Other "Lake Co Swalco group purchasing bins." "Seasonal ride along w/ yard waste hauler-programs for food scraps" "Waste contractor currently accepts non-animal food waste in curbside program"
Other-general
6 A marketing campaign from IFSCC Market Development Committee in the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association magazine
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