20 Dec 2017

Baltimore Incineration Plan Could Get Millions in Subsidies Thanks to Maryland Law

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Should burning garbage in downtown Baltimore be given $10 million in subsidies since 2011 because the state of Maryland calls it ‘green’? The garbage incineration/Renewable Energy Porfolio Standard (RPS) nexus is discussed in the Baltimore Sun‘s series Power Struggle; “How a Trash-Incinerator-Baltimore’s Biggest Polluter-Became ‘Green’ Energy”. The waste-to-energy industry helped write the state legislation that qualifies … Read More
15 Dec 2017

Working Partner Update: Eco-Cycle; Boulder, Colo.

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ILSR and Eco-Cycle have been working partners since the mid 1970s when both organizations were founded. During the beginning years of the post World War II resurgence in recycling in the late 1960s – early 1970s, community drop-off centers grew into community based curbside collection enterprises; often started in activists’ back yards and porches, gas stations, … Read More
11 Dec 2017

Recycling and Zero Waste in Wales

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Thanks to zero waste campaigner Mal Williams for alerting us to the progress made in Wales, now the second best huosehold waste recycler in the world. The seven keys to success include: Mandatory separate collection of key dry recyclable materials. Mandatory separate collection of bio waste. Statutory targets for rates of recycling or the reduction of … Read More
8 Dec 2017

Zero Waste Europe — Proposed End to Subsidies for Garbage Incineration.

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Industry MEPs vote to exclude subsidies for waste-to-energy from mixed waste Press Contact: Janek Vahk, Development and Policy Coordinator, Zero Waste Europe janek@zerowasteeurope.eu +32 (0)49 355 3779 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brussels, 29/11/17 The Industry committee of the European Parliament voted yesterday to exclude renewable energy subsidies for incineration of mixed municipal waste. If the amendment is … Read More
4 Dec 2017

Working Partner Update: The Lifecycle Building Center

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The Lifecycle Building Center (LBC) has released its 2017 annual report indicating its continued growth and impact on Atlanta area communities. The enterprise makes building materials available to the public at deep discounts instead of placing those materials into landfills. Customers purchase materials at prices ranging from $0.15-$0.50 on the dollar and nonprofits receive free material … Read More
1 Dec 2017

Empowering Our Communities to Redesign: Is Incineration Compatible with Recycling?

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The answer is “no”. According to a new report from Zero Waste Europe, “Deliver or pay”, or how waste incineration causes recycling to slow down.” Municipalities (in Italy) had implemented a door-to-door separate collection scheme in line with European Waste Framework Directive in order to meet national recycling targets of 65%. Separate collection in the municipalities … Read More
18 Oct 2017

A Tribute to Gretchen Brewer, Pioneer Recycler

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Gretchen Brewer died this year. Here is a booklet that Mary Lou Van Deventer published from selected parts of some extensive writing she did before she passed. Dan Knapp and I passed out paper copies at the memorial service for Gretchen that we organized at the Brower Center. “I think Gretchen’s analysis of the plastics industry … Read More
27 Sep 2017

Municipal Waste and the Benefits of Re-Use

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“What’s going on in Baltimore shows how cities can profit both economically and socially from giving reusable materials a second life,” writes ILSR co-founder Neil Seldman in this Governing article.… Read More
21 Sep 2017

Working Partner Update: Captain Charles Moore’s TED Talk

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The following video is the latest report on the research on ocean plastics from Captain Charles Moore, Algalita Marine Research, Long Beach, CA. Captain Moore and Neil Seldman of ILSR are co-chairmen of the Save the Albatross Coalition, a project of Zero Waste International Alliance. From TED: Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation … Read More

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