Agenda Available for Best Practices in Community Composting Workshop
See the agenda for the Best Practices in Community Composting Workshop at COMPOST2018.… Read More
ILSR Convenes the 5th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
In collaboration with the US Composting Council (USCC) and BioCycle, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance announces two events to be held in conjunction with the USCC’s International Conference and Trade Show, COMPOST2018, in Atlanta.… Read More
Video: What Is Community Composting? Featuring Composters From Around the U.S.
Past attendees of the National Cultivating Community Composting Forum & Workshop share their answers to the question, “What is Community Composting?” Community composters serve an integral and unique role in both the broader composting industry and the sustainable food movement. They are the social innovators and entrepreneurs that are collecting food waste by burning calories instead … Read More
Creating Community Wealth Through Compost (feat. Sophia Hosain & Guy Schaffer) – Episode #4
ILSR’s BLP podcast host, Christopher Mitchell, and Composting for Community initiative Project Manager, Linda Bilsens, sit down with Sophia Hosain and Guy Schaffer to discuss how their composting projects are both engaging and serving their communities. … Read More
Press Release: Record Number of U.S. Households Have Access to Food Waste Collection
A record number of U.S. households have access to food waste collection. Residential access to curbside food waste collection has almost doubled in past three years; drop-off sites provide access to millions more. Explore the latest report from ILSR and BioCycle.… Read More
Survey of Residential Food Waste Collection Access in the U.S.
A new report released by BioCycle — with research led by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance — details the growth of residential access to food scrap collection services, both through curbside and drop-off programs. Food scrap recovery is increasingly recognized as a key to reaching high waste diversion levels, protecting the climate, and feeding the soil.… Read More
Community Composters Attending the 5th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
In collaboration with the US Composting Council (USCC) and BioCycle, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance announces two events to be held in conjunction with the USCC’s International Conference and Trade Show, COMPOST2018, in Atlanta: BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY COMPOSTING WORKSHOP MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2018 CULTIVATING COMMUNITY COMPOSTING FORUM 2018 TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 View the full event page here. … Read More
Composter Catalyzes a Movement in Her Community (feat. Apple Rabbit Compost) – Episode #3
We talk with Tiffany Bess, Founder of Apple Rabbit Compost in Jacksonville, FL. Apple Rabbit Compost is a one-woman show that is changing the narrative around food waste to help nourish a more vibrant community from the ground up. … Read More
Pedal-Powered Composters Support Local Food Movement (feat. Tilthy Rich Compost) – Episode #2
We talk with Kat Nigro, General Manager of Durham, NC-based Tilthy Rich Compost. Tilthy Rich, a bike-powered food scrap hauler, aims to make composting a common practice accessible to everyone in their hometown of Durham. … Read More