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New Federal Legislation Presents the Opportunity to Break Free from Plastic Pollution
Neil Seldman
December 8, 2020
Though it contains some harmful provisions, the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act is the most important piece of federal legislation impacting America's waste and recycling systems in many years. It has the potential to impose profound changes and rein in plastic waste's negative impact on our air, land and water. READ MORE
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New Report From Global Anti-Incineration Alliance: Zero Waste Creates 200 Times More Jobs Than Landfills and Incinerators
Neil Seldman
February 16, 2021
A new report from the Global Anti Incineration Alliance (GAIA), finds that zero waste creates 200 times more jobs than landfills and incinerators, far more than the number of jobs created by landfills and incinerators. READ MORE
Detroit Renewable Power Signs Legal Agreement Not to Burn Trash
Neil Seldman
February 10, 2021
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has entered into a Consent Judgment with Detroit Renewable Power to legally resolve violations of air quality and waste management rules and regulations. Detroit Renewable Power has a long history READ MORE
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More Than 40 Organizations Form New Canada Plastics Pact To Address Plastic Waste and Pollution
Neil Seldman
February 10, 2021
Comprised of over forty businesses, nongovernmental organizations and government agencies, the newly formed Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) will address plastic waste and pollution. READ MORE
York University’s Studies of Extended Producer Responsibility Reveal Evidence of Failures
Neil Seldman
February 8, 2021
Advocates for corporate control over the US recycling sector through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) point to British Columbia as their model for the United States. Yet analysis of this system raises fundamental questions of fairness, transparency and cost effectiveness. Professor Cal Lakhan, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, contributed additional research on the British Columbia EPR system READ MORE
"It's Not a Level Playing Field": British Columbia Recycling Center Ends Pilot Program for Beer Containers
Neil Seldman
February 3, 2021
According to a recent article in a Canadian publication called Prince Georges Matters, the Return-It Recycling Centre in British Columbia is being forced to end its pilot program for beer containers. Saying ‘It’s not a level playing field,' the Prince Georges Return-It Centre has asked the Minister of the Environment to READ MORE
Hartford, Connecticut Garbage Incinerator to Close in 2022
Neil Seldman
January 29, 2021
In July of 2022 a 30-year old garbage incinerator in Hartford, Connecticut will close. An estimated 700,000 tons of waste will be transferred to landfills out of state, with some trash hauled as far away as Ohio READ MORE
DIY Compost Screeners — Baltimore Community Compost Sites Build Their Own
Brenda Platt
January 20, 2021
As part of ILSR’s Baltimore Composting for Community Project, we are supporting about a dozen community compost sites in the city. This month we hosted two events in Baltimore to build DIY compost screeners designed for the community scale. READ MORE