Rescuing Materials and Building Community in Berkeley Thanks to “Waste” (Episode 43)
5 Apr 2018

Rescuing Materials and Building Community in Berkeley Thanks to “Waste” (Episode 43)

by | Date: 5 Apr 2018 | posted in: Building Local Power, Podcast, waste - recycling based economic development, waste - zero waste, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Dan Knapp and Mary Lou Van Deventer sit down with long-time friend and ILSR co-founder Neil Seldman and Communications Manager Nick Stumo-Langer to discuss their successful reuse business and how they fit into the wider Berkeley community.… Read More

Neil Seldman Speaks to Green America in Webinar on “Recycling in the U.S.”
13 Nov 2017

Neil Seldman Speaks to Green America in Webinar on “Recycling in the U.S.”

by | Date: 13 Nov 2017 | posted in: waste - recycling, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On November 8th, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s co-founder and researcher for the Waste to Wealth initiative Neil Seldman presented to the Green America audience for their webinar, Recycling in the U.S. here.You can stream the presentation from Green America’s website The … Read More

Letters: Prince George’s residents are making too much of a stink about trash collection
14 Aug 2017

Letters: Prince George’s residents are making too much of a stink about trash collection

by | Date: 14 Aug 2017 | posted in: Media Coverage, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In The Washington Post, Written by Neil Seldman.

The decision to cut twice-a-week garbage collection to once a week is a reasonable response to budget overruns. In today’s world of tight budgets, many cities have made this transition, particularly with the introduction of recycling, which reduces the amount of garbage to be collected.… Read More

How Baltimore can kick the landfill, littering and incinerating habit
1 Jun 2017

How Baltimore can kick the landfill, littering and incinerating habit

by | Date: 1 Jun 2017 | posted in: Media Coverage, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Strewn in streets and alleys. Dumped in a landfill. Burned in an incinerator and, ultimately, inhaled by residents.

About 20% of Baltimore’s residential trash is recycled. That’s extremely low compared to the 35% national average for cities. Some jurisdictions have achieved 50% and 60%. West Coast cities including Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles have reached even higher levels.

In Charm City, what doesn’t get recycled ends up in some not-too-charming places, including the aging Wheelabrator Baltimore waste-to-energy incinerator, locally known as BRESCO.

But a decision point is looming: the city’s contract to send trash to BRESCO is set to expire in four years. Continuing to use the incinerator means expanding the Quarantine Road Landfill, which is approaching capacity and accepts the incinerator’s ash, as well as residents’ solid waste.… Read More

ILSR’s response to Washington Times Article: A more complete assessment of burning garbage
5 May 2017

ILSR’s response to Washington Times Article: A more complete assessment of burning garbage

by | Date: 5 May 2017 | posted in: Media Coverage, waste - anti-incineration, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In response to an article in The Washington Times on the “efficiencies” and “benefits” of burning trash, our co-founder Neil Seldman responded with an editorial piece about how helping communities with recycling-based economic development makes them more vibrant and dynamic.… Read More

The True Value of Recycling and the Waste Stream (Episode 2)
6 Oct 2016

The True Value of Recycling and the Waste Stream (Episode 2)

by | Date: 6 Oct 2016 | posted in: Building Local Power, waste - recycling, Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In this episode, Chris Mitchell, the director of our Community Broadband Networks initiative, interviews Neil Seldman, ILSR co-founder and senior staff member of the Waste to Wealth initiative about the hidden value in our waste stream and, specifically, some recent comments made by the CEO of Waste Management, Inc. disparaging the value of recycling.… Read More

ILSR Co-Founder Speaking at Ralph Nader’s Breaking Through Power Conference
14 Sep 2016

ILSR Co-Founder Speaking at Ralph Nader’s Breaking Through Power Conference

by | Date: 14 Sep 2016 | posted in: Waste to Wealth | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On Monday, September 26th, Institute for Local Self-Reliance co-founder Neil Seldman will present at Ralph Nader’s Breaking Through Power Conference in Washington D.C. His presentation: “Community Business is Revolutionary” will be at 11:10AM at Carnegie Institution of Washington. Tickets for one-day passes … Read More

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