Part 6 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series featured a presentation from ILSR’s 2022 Community Composter Census lead author Clarissa Libertelli, followed by a moderated panel discussion addressing key challenges to growth and what’s needed to support future innovation and investment. The panel included representatives from local government and community composting.… Read More
This Healthy Soils and Compost Policy Guide is designed for advocates, policymakers, and curious minds to explore a menu of policy avenues to address the critical need to both build soil health and divert organic materials from disposal via compost.… Read More
Support the 9th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum. Contributions will primarily cover our scholarship fund and prioritize equitable access to forum events, as well as our networking reception, printed agendas/materials, and other direct expenses.
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Do It Yourself Trommel is a step-by-step guide by Bruno Navarro of Nexus Bau to building an electric trommel compost screener intended for use at community gardens, schools, urban farms, and other community venues. ILSR supported Bruno in documenting his design in this guide.… Read More
“This dedicated focus on BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving community composters is long overdue,” said Brenda Platt, director of ILSR’s Composting for Community Initiative, about the grant program.… Read More
A Detroit entrepreneur explains how her pilot projects are building community, local self-reliance, and resilience. … Read More
El Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) lanzará el Programa de Minisubvenciones para Compostadores Comunitarios que pertenezcan a la agrupación de personas negras, indígenas y de color. Entregaremos $100,000 en minisubvenciones a los proyectos seleccionados. … Read More
ILSR is partnering with 11th Hour Racing to provide $100,000 in sub-grants to selected BIPOC-led or BIPOC-serving composting projects in New England. … Read More
Help us improve E.P.A.’s measurements to compare the climate impacts of materials management practices. They are accepting public comments on the Waste Reduction Model (WARM), a tool that influences policy, regulation, funding, and more. See here for ILSR’s recommendations and guidance to submit your comment before March 15, 2024.… Read More
