4 Feb 2016

Minnesota Report Underscores Potent Recycling Industry in the State

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Amidst all the media talk about the failure of recycling, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency just released a report that underscores the viability and potency of recycling as an economic growth engine. As of the end of 2015, the state has created 60,000 jobs in traditional recycling and another 78,000 jobs in repair/reuse and fix it … Read More
20 Jan 2016

A Response to Anti Recycling Ideology

by | Date: 20 Jan 2016 | posted in: waste - anti-incineration, waste - recycling, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

I think the writers who periodically “trash” recycling as ‘broken’, ‘wasteful’, ‘outweigh the benefits’ are secretly in love with recycling. They write their pieces in order to give recyclers a chance to respond with proper answers on a broader platform. Bob Gedert’s article ‘National Recycling Coalition Sets the Record Straight’ (NRC News, January 7, 2016) is … Read More
19 Jan 2016

DC Department of Public Works Gets Waste Diversion Staff

by | Date: 19 Jan 2016 | posted in: waste - recycling, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

ILSR is working closely with the newly appointed Waste Diversion staff of the DC Department of Public Works (DPW). The Waste Diversion staff was hired under provisions of the new solid waste law which ILSR and the DC environmental community sponsored in 2015. Annie White has been appointed by DPW as Manager of the Office of … Read More
19 Jan 2016

Update on Houston One Bin System Plan

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Melanie Scruggs of the Texas Campaign for the Environment provides this update on developments in Houston.   “The new Houston mayor will NOT pursue the dirty MRF program that may have included gasification or pyrolysis! The (national anti incineration) network has been indispensable in what we hope is a close victory.” Recent news on the issue: What … Read More
1 Sep 2015

Zero Waste School Project Handout: Chester Upland School District (CUSD)

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Stetser Elementary and Main Street Elementary Green Team students took the lead in starting a successful recycling collection pilot project at their respective schools during Spring 2015. This is the first phase of the Chester Zero Waste School Project, a partnership of the City of Chester, Chester Upland School District, and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance … Read More
29 Apr 2015

The benefits of public solid waste services: Lessons for Toronto

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Public municipal solid waste services are fundamental to the quality of life in our communities. How we collect and dispose of our garbage and recycling is essential to our health, our environmental future and the appearance of our cities and towns. Landfills are reaching the end of their lifespan, and carry a high financial and environmental price. … Read More
21 Apr 2015

Update on Digital Rights

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Do citizens and businesses have a right to repair their computers and related products? ILSR asked Sophia MacDonald to describe the efforts of Digital Right to Repair Coalition (DRTR) to secure these rights for consumers.    See ILSR’s story, Repair & re-sell: Do you have the right to fix your own gadgets? New York State’s pro-repair legislation … Read More
8 Apr 2015

Update on One-Bin Systems in Medina, OH, and Houston, TX

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Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) and the Zero Waste Houston coalition have been organizing for two years against a misguided proposal to replace an increasingly successful single-stream recycling program with a dirty MRF, referred to as a ‘one-bin’ system. A stream of support from many groups has aided our efforts across the country that have … Read More

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