Hats off to Louise G. Mann, of Waste Reduction Resources and a network of Fayetteville, AR concerned citizens. On Tuesday, Feb. 21 Fayetteville City Council approved a resolution to move ahead with composting at commercial establishments, as well as recycling of construction & demolition waste.… Read More
California Assembly Member Mark Stone (D, 29th Assembly District – Monterrey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara Counties) introduced Assembly Bill 319, which would prohibit retailers, by 2020, from selling beverages in bottles with a cap that is not tethered to the container. The Save the Albatross Coalition considers “Leash the Lid” legislation an important policy tool … Read More
A new report, Protecting Scarborough’s Success: How Contracting Out Could Harm Scarborough’s Waste Diversion Performance, from the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) finds people living in Scarborough have nailed it when it comes to recycling, but that wouldn’t necessarily be the case if garbage collection was privatized. The report had a big and immediate impact. On January 30, … Read More
The Community Purchasing Alliance of Washington, DC is making waves demonstrating the results of cooperative purchasing for energy, waste and recycling, and many other building management goods and services. Learn a little bit about who they are and what they are accomplishing by watching their introductory video below.
The Filbert Street Garden in Curtis Bay (neighborhood in Baltimore, MD) has been a mainstay of community activity and organizing. Rodette Jones is the coordinator of the facility for the Chesapeake Children and Youth Center (CCYD) that has been serving the community for over 40 years. The Garden includes practical programs for children and youth serving … Read More
The new year has brought us a number of news stories about new and old incinerators. The European Commission wants to defund garbage incineration, which has dominated the solid waste management landscape for 60 years. (see recent ILSR story here). Baltimore’s 31-year-old garbage incinerator will need tens of millions of dollars to add pollution equipment and … Read More
There was some welcome news about garbage incineration coming out of Europe recently. The European Commission published a communication on the role of waste-to-energy in the circular economy. The text, although non-binding, provides clarity for the implementation of the waste hierarchy and gives guidance for Member States to avoid problems such as incineration overcapacity. “We cannot … Read More
Vermont’s Universal Recycling of Solid Waste law requires recyclable materials, leaf and yard debris, clean wood waste, and food scraps to be diverted from landfills. The summary information below of the Vermont program was contained in a January 2017 report from the Maryland Department of Legislative Services’ titled, Solid Waste and Recycling Management in Maryland (page … Read More
The Save the Albatross Coalition reached out to President Obama recently because of his sustained interest in protecting the world’s oceans. The letter below comes just as Captain Charles Moore live report from the Algalita scientific vessel in the South Atlantic documenting the enormous growth in garbage in areas he has been sailing for the past … Read More
