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Failure of the Wilmington Compost Facility Underscores Need for a Locally Based and Diverse Composting Infrastructure
The rapid increase in community-scale composting in the Mid-Atlantic is sorely needed. The recent closing of the Wilmington Organics Recycling Center in Delaware, due to the loss of its operating permit, has pushed the need for a distributed and diverse composting infrastructure to the fore. Source separated food discard programs from New York City to Washington, … Read More
Reaction to the ILSR’s 2014 Cultivating Community Composting National Forum
“Can distributed, community-scale composting be the predominant approach to solving the food waste problem?” It was the question of the day at the second annual Cultivating Community Composting 2014 national forum hosted by BioCycle Magazine and ILSR.… Read More
ILSR Presenting on Food Waste Composting to Philadelphia City Council – Nov. 12th
ILSR’s Brenda Platt will be presenting on the benefits of food waste composting before the The Joint Committees on Streets and Services & The Environment of the Council of the City of Philadelphia on November 12th. The public hearing will cover the feasibility of and benefits to the City of residential food waste recycling including its … Read More
Second National Cultivating Community Composting Forum – October 25th
ILSR is pleased to announce — along with co-organizers BioCycle and Civic Works — the second national Cultivating Community Composting, a day-long forum in Baltimore, Maryland.… Read More
Webinar September 16, 2014 – Community Composting: Lessons from NYC
ILSR’s Brenda Platt presented at a free webinar, “Community Composting: Lessons from New York City & Beyond,” on September 16, 2014. Community composting presents a scalable food diversion option that is applicable in virtually any community, whether urban, suburban, or rural. Community compost programs can be established at community (neighborhood, urban, or tribal) gardens, farms, schools, … Read More
DC City Council embraces zero waste planning
Last week, the DC City Council unanimously passed two key pieces of legislation: a styrofoam ban by food service businesses and a waste modernization bill. ILSR helped win passage of both bills in collaboration with many environmental and civic groups. Neither bill is perfect but necessary for future development of zero waste programs in the District. … Read More
Composting Key to Soil Health and Climate Protection, According to Two New Reports
Two new reports on composting could help communities reduce waste and build healthy soil to support local food production and protect against the impacts of extreme weather from droughts to heavy rainfall. These are among the findings of Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting and The State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR).… Read More
Size Matters! New Report Shows The Value of Small-Scale, Community-Based Composting
Composting can take place at many levels – backyard, block, neighborhood, schoolyard, community, on-farm, and regional – and in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Composting at the local level circulates dollars in the community, promotes social inclusion and empowerment, greens neighborhoods, builds healthy soils, supports local food production and food security, embeds a culture of composting … Read More
State of Composting in the U.S.: What, Why, Where & How
The 131-page report reviews composting basics, provides national and state-by-state statistics and job generation data, summarizes model programs, technologies and systems, and concludes with recommendations on how to grow composting in the U.S.… Read More
Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting
ILSR’s July 2014 report, Growing Local Fertility: A Guide to Community Composting, describes successful initiatives, their benefits, tips for replication, key start-up steps, and the need for private, public, and nonprofit sector support. Produced in collaboration with the Highfields Center for Composting in Hardwick, Vermont, Growing Local Fertility profiles 31 model programs in 14 states and … Read More
State of Composting in the US: What, Why, Where & How
State of Composting in the U.S., published in July 2014, is the first comprehensive review of composting basics, national and state statistics, job generation data, model programs, and policy opportunities. The report calls for a national soils strategy and for new rules and programs to grow composting, especially at the local community level: streamlined permitting for … Read More
ILSR’s Brenda Platt Delivers Keynote for US Zero Waste Business Conference 2014
ILSR co-Director, Brenda Platt attended this year’s USZBC conference, hosted in Atlanta, Georgia at the beginning of May. Elemental Impact’s online magazine highlighted Platt’s keynote presentation in their blog: For the 2014 USZWBC Conference – Creating Value Through Zero Waste, the superb program topics substantiated the zero waste industry’s continued evolution. Hosted in Atlanta, GA – a city entrenched with … Read More
Brenda Platt Presenting At Maryland Recycling Network – June 19, 2014
ILSR co-Director, Brenda Platt, is speaking on a zero waste panel on June 19, 2014, at the Maryland Recycling Network’s annual conference. Her presentation, “The State of Composting in the U.S.,” will highlight cutting edge composting programs around the country. Management and reduction of organics in our waste streams is a hot topic for many communities … Read More
Composting Builds Healthy Soils and Protects Watersheds, Says New ILSR Report
A new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Composting Makes $en$e Project documents the importance of expanded composting and compost use to enhance soils, protect watersheds, reduce waste, and create green jobs and a new made-in-America industrial sector. Building Healthy Soils with Compost to Protect Watersheds This 12-page report highlights the importance of organic matter to … Read More
Webinar: The Power of Community Composting
To kick off International Compost Awareness Week, ILSR and Highfields Center for Composting held a “The Power of Community Composting” webinar on May 5th at 4 pm. Brenda Platt, ILSR Co-Director and Director of the Composting Makes $en$e project, presented. More information see here… Read More