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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
February 16, 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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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
Detroit Has No Time to Waste Food
Luke Gannon
March 7, 2024
A Detroit entrepreneur explains how her pilot projects are building community, local self-reliance, and resilience. READ MORE
Financiación de $100,000 para compostadores dirigidos por BIPOC o que prestan servicios en comunidades BIPOC
Najee Quashie
March 4, 2024
El Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) lanzará el Programa de Minisubvenciones para Compostadores Comunitarios que pertenezcan a la agrupación de personas negras, indígenas y de color. Entregaremos $100,000 en minisubvenciones a los proyectos seleccionados. READ MORE
Community Composting’s Untapped Potential for Local Zero Waste & Climate Resilience Efforts (feat. Kourtnii Brown)
January 30, 2024
In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, we are joined by Kourtnii Brown, founder and director of Common Compost (Oakland, California) and CEO of the California Alliance for Community Composting. We discuss the immense potential of community composting READ MORE