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$100,000 Funding Opportunity for BIPOC-Led and BIPOC-Serving Composters
Najee Quashie
March 1, 2024
ILSR is partnering with 11th Hour Racing to provide $100,000 in sub-grants to selected BIPOC-led or BIPOC-serving composting projects in New England. READ MORE
Reintroduced Maryland Bill on Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion
Sophia Jones
April 19, 2024
ILSR’s Composting for Community team has worked closely with Delegate Regina T. Boyce to introduce the Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On-Farm Composting and Compost Use bill (HB 1070) for Maryland’s 2022 legislative session. READ MORE
Public Comments on EPA’s Waste Reduction Model (WARM)
Julia Spector
February 26, 2024
The E.P.A. is accepting public comments until March 15, 2024, on the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) version 16 and its supporting documentation. In an READ MORE
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Webinar: Scaling Up Mission-Driven Community Composting
Brenda Platt
April 26, 2024
Part 6 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series featured a presentation from ILSR's 2022 Community Composter Census lead author Clarissa Libertelli, followed by a moderated panel discussion addressing key challenges to growth and what's needed to support READ MORE
Healthy Soils and Compost Policy Guide: Synergies and Opportunities
Sophia Jones
April 22, 2024
This Healthy Soils and Compost Policy Guide is designed for advocates, policymakers, and curious minds to explore a menu of policy avenues to address the critical need to both build soil health and divert organic materials from disposal via compost. READ MORE
Sponsor Info: 8th Annual National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
Clarissa Libertelli
April 3, 2024
Support the 9th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum. Contributions will primarily cover our scholarship fund and prioritize equitable access to forum events, as well as our networking reception, printed agendas/materials, and other direct expenses. READ MORE
DIY Community Composter Screener
Brenda Platt
March 26, 2024
Do It Yourself Trommel is a step-by-step guide by Bruno Navarro of Nexus Bau to building an electric trommel compost screener intended for use at community gardens, schools, urban farms, and other community venues. ILSR supported Bruno in documenting his READ MORE
$100,000 in Grants Going to BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving Community Composters
Reggie Rucker
March 13, 2024
“This dedicated focus on BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving community composters is long overdue,” said Brenda Platt, director of ILSR’s Composting for Community Initiative, about the grant program. READ MORE