24 Jul 2014

Formal Petitions Filed on Behalf of Community Networks

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The Institute for Local Self-Reliance praises Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken of Minnesota for leading the growing list of organizations committed to defending the authority of communities to make their own decisions when it comes to build the Internet networks of tomorrow.… Read More
23 Jul 2014

DC City Council embraces zero waste planning

by | Date: 23 Jul 2014 | posted in: Composting, waste - composting, waste - recycling, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Last week, the DC City Council unanimously passed two key pieces of legislation: a styrofoam ban by food service businesses and a waste modernization bill. ILSR helped win passage of both bills in collaboration with many environmental and civic groups. … Read More
9 Jul 2014

Working Partner Update: Austin Gets $1 Million Grant for Eco-Industrial Park

by | Date: 9 Jul 2014 | posted in: waste - recycling, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

ILSR and the City of Austin, Texas, have been working partners since the late 1980s, when a coalition of environmental groups, small businesses and progressive City Councilors rejected a garbage incinerator already under construction. The City Council closed down the … Read More
27 Jun 2014

ILSR applauds U.S. Lawmakers banding together to support Community Broadband Networks.

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The Institute for Local Self-Reliance praises Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken of Minnesota for leading the growing list of organizations committed to defending the authority of communities to make their own decisions when it comes to build the Internet networks of tomorrow.… Read More
18 Jun 2014

ILSR’s Brenda Platt Delivers Keynote for US Zero Waste Business Conference 2014

by | Date: 18 Jun 2014 | posted in: Composting, waste - composting, waste - recycling, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

ILSR co-Director, Brenda Platt attended this year’s USZBC conference, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia at the beginning of May. Elemental Impact’s online magazine highlighted Platt’s keynote presentation in their blog: For the 2014 USZWBC Conference – Creating Value Through Zero Waste, the superb program topics … Read More
17 Jun 2014

Brenda Platt Presenting At Maryland Recycling Network – June 19, 2014

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ILSR co-Director, Brenda Platt, is speaking on a zero waste panel on June 19, 2014, at the Maryland Recycling Network’s annual conference.   Her presentation, “The State of Composting in the U.S.,” will highlight cutting edge composting programs around the country.  … Read More
10 Jun 2014

Zero Waste and Economic Development in the 21st Century: A Speaking Tour

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rebecca Toews 612-808-0689 – Rebecca@ilsr.org Zero Waste and Economic Development in the 21st Century: A Speaking Tour by Urban Ore Principals Dr. Dan Knapp and Mary Lou Van Deventer WASHINGTON, DC– Contentious plans to build garbage … Read More
1 Jun 2014

Composting Builds Healthy Soils and Protects Watersheds, Says New ILSR Report

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A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Composting Makes $en$e Project documents the importance of expanded composting and compost use to enhance soils, protect watersheds, reduce waste, and create green jobs and a new made-in-America industrial sector. Building Healthy … Read More
27 May 2014

The Repurpose Project: Buy USED! It’s good for the planet


by | Date: 27 May 2014 | posted in: waste - deconstruction, waste - recycling, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Repurpose Center and ILSR have been working partners since its start up three years ago in Gainesville, FL. We have seen it expand its unique model and impact on the city each year. Reuse is a critical part of Alachua County’s effort to reach the state goal of 75% diversion from landfill without garbage incineration.… Read More

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