The Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition (IFSCC) is the voice of responsible organics and food scrap management and recycling in Illinois! A town hall meeting in 2012 assembled to discuss food scrap diversion from Illinois landfills. The conversation continued, the Not-For-Profit was formally organized and registered with the Secretary of State in 2016, and the scope and success of the organization has grown even since. Two critical facts influenced the expansion of the mission and the constituency of the organization; food scrap diversion is dependent upon general organics processing infrastructure, and end markets (USE!) of the composts produced are necessary if the diversion agenda is to succeed (circularity and economic sustainability). The IFSCC mission and efforts span the full spectrum from food scrap diversion, to contamination mitigation in food and general organics being sent to composters and other responsible processors, to responsible transportation and delivery of the materials, to responsible management and processing of the organics, to end user education and development of the markets for sale and use of Illinois composts. The membership expertise and passions range from “grassroots” environmentalists through and including businesses of various sizes who operate throughout the entire organics management network from “Generators” through “End Users”. Cooperatively learning, educating and deploying (projects), the IFSCC aspires to partner with people, organizations, and government units to achieve the many shared environmental, social, and economic benefits that responsible organics recycling can bring to Illinois. The IFSCC also serves as the host of the Illinois Chapter of the U.S. Composting Council (USCC).
About the Speaker:
Dr. Benjamin Krumstok serves as the Executive Director of the Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition (IFSCC). He has previously served the organization as Chairman, Vice Chair, Board Member, and Chair of the Compost Market Development Committee. Benjamin is also a member of the U.S. Composting Council (USCC) and serves as a member of their Chapter Advisory Committee.
Benjamin earned his B.S. in Biology at the University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign and his M.D. at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Benjamin enjoyed his first career as a hospital based Radiologist in a private practice, then pivoted from Human Medicine in 2016 and migrated into the Composting Industry. Since founding Composting Partners Benjamin has been working to increase public appreciation of the uses and benefits of composts manufactured from the full spectrum of organic feedstocks. Benjamin’s LLC, Composting Partners, offers educational and consulting services related to the full spectrum of organics recycling; scope includes organics (including food scraps) diversion, management, processing, and compost use. Benjamin is particularly interested in helping people and agencies who could benefit from compost amendment of their soils learn about or better understand the material and the important environmental and structural impacts upon lands and communities.
This event will be hybrid, for those who are unable to attend in person. If you are unable to attend in person please considering ordering takeout from Duke’s!
Pre-registration is required for Zoom attendance, but not for in-person attendance.
Pre-registration is required for Zoom attendance.
Register in advance for this meeting:
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Socializing begins at 5pm in-person, program begins at 6 pm.
Cohosted by The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen
Green Drinks is a monthly, informal meeting between people in the environmental field and environmentalist that takes place throughout the globe. McHenry County’s Green Drinks is held on the first Wednesday of every month at Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake. Every month features a new speaker on a topic related to environmentalism. Join us!
