Grassroots Stimulus Boosts Local Economies
Communities devise creative strategies to protect local businesses from the worst of the recession.… Read More
Last Gasp for Garbage Incineration
The cost of incineration is escalating as the cost of recycling, composting and reuse decline. With the penetration of recycling and composting infrastructure through out the US, the window of opportunity for incineration irreversibly closes.… Read More
Zero Waste Implementation Plan for the County of Hawai’i
The County of Hawai’i (a.k.a. Big Island), having signed a Zero Waste resolution in December 2007, has taken extraordinary steps toward sustainable resource management. This is the Zero Waste Implementation Plan, requested by the County Council and completed by Richard Anthony Associates, Hidden Resources and ILSR in March 2009.… Read More
Commentary: Wasted Energy – Debunking the Waste-to-Energy Scheme
Like any other vampire, “waste to energy” technology, e.g., burning garbage for electricity, needs a good, swift stake to the heart.… Read More
Neil Seldman Presentation on Waste to Wealth Topics
Neil Seldman speaking on Waste to Wealth topics before the Alachua County Energy Conservation Strategies Commission on February 20, 2008. Format is a Windows Media Stream.… Read More
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage
The future of garbage is not what it used to be! The era of cheap energy and disposal is over. Garbage generation and management are both changing rapidly in an economy with too little oil and environment with too much carbon dioxide. Heather Rogers describes thoroughly the new circumstances as they are reflected in the waste stream. Using her engaging, skillful prose, suitable for the professional and the novice alike, she makes garbage her context for examining our lives.… Read More
Book Review – American Alchemy: The History of Solid Waste Management in the United States
Published originally in BioCycle American Alchemy: The History of Solid Waste Management in the United States Forester Press, Santa Barbara, 2003 By Neil Seldman, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Washington, DC* H. Lanier Hickman, Jr. is one of the nation’s leading experts on solid waste handling. His textbooks are justifiably on the bookshelves of many solid waste … Read More
Waste Imperialism
We live in an era of waste imperialism. Unwanted or hazardous waste is dumped on unwilling or unsuspecting communities. States aren’t struggling to reduce waste, but rather are battling for the right to call their garbage “commerce” and ship it out of state. … Read More
Recycling Sector Has 30-Year Record of Impressive Growth
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release Contact Neil Seldman Ph.D. , (202) 698-1610 January 11, 2002 RECYCLING SECTOR HAS 30-YEAR RECORD OF IMPRESSIVE GROWTH Washington, D.C. – Recent economic and employment news has been somewhat grim. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 5.8 percent in December 2001 – the highest in six years. The economy may be … Read More