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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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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
iFixit's Top Five Right to Repair Wins From 2020
Neil Seldman
January 7, 2021
The mission of iFixit is an ambitious one: To teach the world how to fix every single thing. In a new report, iFixit shows that the organization was able to make some real progress on their goals in 2020. READ MORE
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Report Explores Problem of Corporate Concentration in America's Waste and Recycling Sectors
Virgil McDill
December 8, 2020
A report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) does more than explain the problem of concentrated corporate power in the waste sector — it also explains how we got here, and what we can do about it. READ MORE
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 READ MORE
Critiques of Different Approaches to Extended Producer Responsibility in Canada
Neil Seldman
December 3, 2020
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
Neil Seldman
December 1, 2020
"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 READ MORE
Right to Repair Movement Gaining Traction
Neil Seldman
November 23, 2020
Recent developments point to the increased headway being made by the right to repair movement across the country. READ MORE