National Zero Waste Virtual Conference Announced
Zero Waste USA in partnership with the National Recycling Coalition is excited to announce the National Zero Waste Virtual Conference, December 8-9, 2021… Read More
Zero Waste Efforts Bring Benefits, Build Community in Gainesville — Episode 131 of Building Local Power
Host Jess Del Fiacco and Neil Seldman, Director of ILSR’s Waste to Wealth initiative, interview three zero waste advocates from Gainesville, Fla. … Read More
Recent Recycling Legislation in Several States Includes Aggressive New Approaches that Protect Local Decision Making
The following is a round-up of recycling legislation in Maine, Colorado, Washington, and other states that have recently considered innovative new legislative approaches to recycling.
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Commentary: Cities and Counties Need Recycling Infrastructure Investment, But Is The “Breaking Free From Plastic” Bill The Answer?
The goal of needed infrastructure investment in recycling can be accomplished without undermining local control. “Municipal Stewardship EPR” is a clear option for making progress toward Zero Waste.… Read More
Guest Commentary: Carroll County, Maryland Should Consider Zero Waste Solutions
Bruce Holstein, longtime anti incineration and pro Zero Waste advocate from Carroll County, MD recently authored a guest commentary that appeared in the Carroll County Times. In it, he offered suggestions to county officials about the benefits of zero waste.… Read More
New Webinar Provides Excellent Overview of Zero Waste Practices in Europe
Zero Waste Europe hosted the extraordinary webinar with experts and activists from leading Zero Waste cities in Europe. Tune in to learn how cities from Vienna to Amsterdam are working toward a Zero Waste future. … Read More
Critiques of Different Approaches to Extended Producer Responsibility in Canada
ILSR offers input on three recent documents that clarify the profound differences between contending approaches to the theory, practice and evaluation of the Extended Producer Responsibility… Read More
In His Latest Publication, Captain Charles Moore Presents a Vision for a Zero Waste Future
“Mine Landfills Now” is the most recent publication of Captain Charles Moore and the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research, based in Long Beach, California. Moore is credited with discovering the ‘garbage patches’ in the world’s oceans in 1997, and he continues to undertake oceanographic research and is an international activist for Zero Waste. Moore and ILSR’s Neil Seldman serve as co-chairs of the Save the Albatross Coalition, a project of the Zero Waste USA.… Read More
Manhattan’s Solid Waste Advisory Board Issues New Zero Waste Fact Sheets
New fact sheets from Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board provide important information to the public on Zero Waste and reducing our impact on the climate.… Read More