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10 Jan 2019

Webinar: Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret in How States Define Renewable Energy

by | Date: 10 Jan 2019 | posted in: Composting, Energy, Energy Self Reliant States, waste - anti-incineration, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In a recent webinar, ILSR research associate Marie Donahue shared findings from our report, Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret in How States Define Renewable Energy, highlighting why classifying incineration as a “renewable” form of energy is problematic. Allies from GAIA, a global anti-incineration network, and the national Energy Justice Network also presented.… Read More
19 Dec 2018

Upcoming Webinar: Composting with Worms on a Mid to Large-Scale — What, Why, How, and Who

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Join this webinar to hear internationally renowned vermicomposting expert, Rhonda Sherman, share the highlights from her new book, The Worm Farmer’s Handbook: Mid- to Large-Scale Vermicomposting for Farms, Businesses, Municipalities, Schools, and Institutions. … Read More
4 Dec 2018

2018 World Soil Day: Compost Adds Organic Matter for Healthy Soil

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December 5th is World Soil Day, a good day to celebrate the power of COMPOST to enhance soil fertility, structure, water-holding capacity, and carbon sequestration. Healthy soils contain 5% organic matter and compost is the best way to add organic matter to depleted soils.… Read More
12 Nov 2018

ILSR Convenes the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum

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ILSR is convening the 6th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum in NYC next May. These events will bring together community composters (and those who love them) to network, share best practices, and build support for community-scale composting systems and enterprises. … Read More
31 Oct 2018

Time-Lapse Video of Baltimore Bin Build

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In 2017, ILSR launched the Baltimore Compost Collective, a food scrap collection and composting service that is employing local youth in Curtis Bay. Read more about the project here. This year we helped organize a community bin-build of a second composting system in order to expand the site’s capacity to compost food scraps. Check out our 1.5 minute time-lapse video of the bin-build!… Read More
25 Oct 2018

Webinar Resources: Entity Structure for Community Composters

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On November 14th, ILSR and the Sustainable Economies Law Center hosted a webinar, Entity Structure for Community Composters: Co-ops, Nonprofits, For-profits, Oh My! View the recording here! Cartoonist/attorney Janelle Orsi explained considerations related to cooperative, nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid models, with the help of cake … Read More

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