This report profiles 11 home composting programs while making the case for elevating home composting as a component of every community’s food waste reduction strategy.
On May 1, 2018, Bill B22-0501 – Home Composting Incentives Amendment Act of 2018 unanimously passed the D.C. City Council. ILSR has supported and worked...
Bokashi fermentation utilizes a variety of by-products – such as leaves, sawdust, husks, bran, other grains – inoculated with beneficial microbes to ferment kitchen waste.…...
It is with deep sadness that I share the news of David Buckel’s passing. This morning David set himself on fire in Brooklyn, New York,...
On March 29th, 2018, the District of Columbia made an important step toward rolling out its own home composting program, when the Committee on Transportation...
From healthy soils, to good local jobs, we bet you didn’t know that compost can have such an impact! So think twice before you throw...
In the wake of ILSR-assisted bills passed in Maryland to enable community composting, Montgomery Blair High School is hosting an ILSR-sponsored demonstration site on their...
See the full agenda for the 5th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum.… Read More
See the agenda for the Best Practices in Community Composting Workshop at COMPOST2018.… Read More
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...
This holiday season, give your loved ones a homemade gift that’s both practical and puts the mantra of reduce, reuse, and recycle into action! You...
A new report released by BioCycle — with research led by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance — details the growth of residential access to food...
Check out the update to our Hierarchy to Reduce Food Waste & Grow Community, now for a Spanish-speaking audience! We have multiple version to share,...
The Cultivating Community Composting Forum 2018 is the 5th national forum sponsored by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and BioCycle.… Read More
“The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” ...