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Model State Legislation: Funding Waste Diversion and On-Farm Composting via a Disposal Surcharge
Sophia Jones
June 15, 2022
A per-ton surcharge on waste disposed is a funding mechanism with a proven track record of raising funds to reduce and recycle waste. This model bill serves to address the need for state investment into waste reduction and diversion programs and infrastructure by establishing major grant funding based on a nominal surcharge on waste disposal. This document is intended for use as a template for a bill that any state can adapt and introduce. READ MORE
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Busting Trust: Can You Trust the Petroleum/Plastic Industry?
Neil Seldman
May 25, 2022
The contending approaches to Extended Producer Responsibility can be boiled down to one question: Can you trust the petroleum/plastic industry? READ MORE
Momentum Building, Dual Stream Recycling Communities
Toby Harris
April 19, 2022
Recent momentum has seen a reversion to dual stream recycling in assorted communities across the United States. This update provides detailed information on three towns in Long Island that have recently reverted to dual stream recycling. Additional updates on dual READ MORE
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Popular Science: The US stinks at composting. Here’s how we can change that.
Reggie Rucker
June 15, 2022
ILSR Composting for Community director Brenda Platt explains to Popular Science how we can make composting more ubiquitous in the United States. READ MORE
The Highest Form of Recycling
Neil Seldman
June 9, 2022
...material reuse through for-profit and nonprofit operations is a mechanism for the redistribution of material wealth. The businesses also have a positive impact on job creation, community development and the environment. “Reuse is the highest form of recycling because finished products are revived and their productive purpose is extended,” said Dan Kna READ MORE
Baltimore’s Zero Waste Future
Neil Seldman
May 31, 2022
ILSR has been assisting grass roots organizations in Baltimore to fend off new incinerators and shut down an existing aging and polluting garbage incinerator in Downtown Baltimore, planning for and implementing Zero Waste practices. These practices would also help the city and communities address other pressing problems in the city; READ MORE
Busting Trust: Can You Trust the Petroleum/Plastic Industry?
Neil Seldman
May 25, 2022
The contending approaches to Extended Producer Responsibility can be boiled down to one question: Can you trust the petroleum/plastic industry? READ MORE
In New York and Oregon, Canning Reduces Waste and Changes Lives — Episode 150 of Building Local Power
Jess Del Fiacco
May 5, 2022
In this episode of Building Local Power, Jess Del Fiacco and Neil Seldman are joined by several guests who are involved in the canning community. Canners, also called waste pickers or scrappers, collect recyclable materials such as cans and bottles from the streets and redeem them at recycling centers. READ MORE