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14 Aug 2002

Defending Recycling – Moving Towards Zero Waste

by ILSR | Date: 14 Aug 2002 | posted in: waste - recycling, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0

The articles and publications listed below discuss the benefits of recycling, refute criticisms aimed at recycling, identify new trends, and highlight the continuing perils of disposal techniques such as incineration, landfilling, and trash transfer stations. They are all available for either online viewing or for downloading as PDF files. Refuting Recycling Critics Recycling Means Big Money … Read More

13 Aug 2002

Defending Recycling/Eliminating Disposal Articles and Publications

by ILSR | Date: 13 Aug 2002 | posted in: waste - anti-incineration, waste - recycling, Waste to Wealth | 0

These articles and publications discuss the benefits of recycling, refute criticisms aimed at recycling, identify new trends, and highlight the continuing perils of disposal techniques such as incineration, landfilling, and trash transfer stations. They are all available for either online viewing or for downloading as PDF files.… Read More

6 Aug 2002

Letter to Editor: Response to Waste News Article, “Bottle talk”

by ILSR | Date: 6 Aug 2002 | posted in: waste - recycling, Waste to Wealth | 0

August 6, 2002 Mr. Allan Gerlat, Editor Waste News Akron, OH Dear Editor, In Steve Toloken’s article, “Bottle talk,” (July 22nd), the discussion of the proposed national bottle bill omits issues of concern to the public. It neglects to mention that for the first time in U.S. history a national bill encourages, in part, refillable beverage … Read More

1 Aug 2002

Dwell Magazine

by ILSR | Date: 1 Aug 2002 | posted in: waste - deconstruction | 0

August 2002 Hello Dwell, I enjoyed the renovations I have read about in your magazine. I wonder, though, if I want to renovate, say, my kitchen, what can I do with the cabinets and other furnishings so they don’t just end up in the landfill?–James Welker Dear James, There’s always a hard way to do things. … Read More

1 Aug 2002

Deconstruction Deductions

by ILSR | Date: 1 Aug 2002 | posted in: waste - deconstruction, Waste to Wealth | 0

August, 2002 Hello Dwell, I enjoyed the renovations I have read about in your magazine. I wonder, though, if I want to renovate, say, my kitchen, what can I do with the cabinets and other furnishings so they don’t just end up in the landfill?–James Welker Dear James, There’s always a hard way to do things. … Read More

1 Aug 2002

Big Box Moratorium on Ballot in Ellsworth, Maine

by Stacy Mitchell | Date: 1 Aug 2002 | posted in: Retail | 0

A grassroots group, Citizens Organized for Responsible Development (CORD), in Ellsworth, Maine, has gathered the 1,109 signatures needed to place a measure calling for a temporary moratorium on new retail development on the November ballot. If it passes, the referendum will suspend construction of retail stores larger than 80,000 square feet on undeveloped land and commercial expansion of more than 40,000 square feet on developed land for a period of six months. … Read More

1 Aug 2002

Dallas Rejects Urban Superstore

by Stacy Mitchell | Date: 1 Aug 2002 | posted in: Retail | 0

With much fanfare and, it seemed, the expectation of much praise, Wal-Mart unveiled plans in April for an "urban" style supercenter in downtown Dallas. The 220,000-square-foot supercenter would be situated on Mockingbird Lane in a residential neighborhood near Love Field. Unlike the standard suburban Wal-Mart, this one would feature a Spanish-style façade, landscaped gardens, underground parking, and a door that opened onto the sidewalk. … Read More

1 Aug 2002

New Yorkers Fight Chain Incursion

by Stacy Mitchell | Date: 1 Aug 2002 | posted in: Retail | 0

"We have a strong sense of community here," says Krista Wergeland, a resident of Manhattan’s Upper West Side and member of a neighborhood group working to block an incursion of fast-food restaurants and chain stores. Long known for being unique and down-to-earth, the Upper West Side is increasingly popular with national retailers like Starbucks, the Gap, and Barnes & Noble. "You wake up and ask yourself: What’s happening to the identity of this community?" said one resident. … Read More

1 Aug 2002

Hood River Residents Link “Arms Around Our Town”

by Stacy Mitchell | Date: 1 Aug 2002 | posted in: Retail | 0

More than 200 residents of Hood River, Oregon, linked arms to form a giant circle around their downtown one Friday afternoon in late May. Organized by the Hood River Citizens for Responsible Growth (CRG), the "Arms Around Our Town" event was designed to demonstrate community support for locally owned businesses, and to illustrate just how large a proposed Wal-Mart supercenter would be and how many local stores would be threatened.… Read More