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Hierarchy to Reduce Food Waste and Grow Community
Highlighting the importance of locally based composting solutions as a first priority over large-scale regional solutions.

Posters: Compost Impacts More Than You Think
Learn how composting protects the soil and climate while creating jobs in our series of posters.

Neighborhood Soil Rebuilders Composter Training Program
The NSR program trains community leaders to run composting projects that engage and serve their communities.

Composting for Community Map
Our map provides an interactive illustration of how communities pursue locally based composting capacity and enterprises.

Community Composting Webinars
In our webinar series, we explore a variety of topics relevant to community composters, from climate to hauling permits.

Composting for Community Podcast
Our podcast brings you stories from the people doing this work on the ground and in the soil.

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Policy Library
Our library of local, state, and federal policies on composting and community development.

Listen and Watch

Implementing COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Food Scrap Drop-Off: Spotlight on the Community Compost Depot at Frey Gardens in Providence

Implementing COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Food Scrap Drop-Off: Spotlight on the Community Compost Depot at Frey Gardens in Providence


ILSR’s Community Composting Work Featured in Short Film

ILSR's Community Composting Work Featured in Short Film


The Case for Government Support of Community Composting (feat. Queens Botanical Garden)

The Case for Government Support of Community Composting (feat. Queens Botanical Garden)


Composting Helps Nourish Communities in the U.S. and Beyond (feat. ECO City Farms)

Composting Helps Nourish Communities in the U.S. and Beyond (feat. ECO City Farms)


How Local Composting Can Transform Washington, D.C. (feat. Loop Closing)

How Local Composting Can Transform Washington, D.C. (feat. Loop Closing)


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