Home Composting Basics on YouTube Now
Learn the basics of home composting with our Youtube series. … Read More
Free Enrollment in ILSR’s Community Composting 101 Course September 18 – 30!
ILSR is offering free enrollment in our online certificate course to residents of states and tribal lands in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from September 18 – September 30. … Read More
Media Release: New Survey Reveals Community Composting is a Rapidly Growing Sector in the Recycling Industry
The community composting sector could create nearly as many new jobs as currently exists in the coal mining industry, according to the new report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR).… Read More
Smashing (& Composting) Pumpkins
One day pumpkin composting will be as common as Christmas tree recycling. Check out these pro tips to keep your pumpkins out of landfills and incinerators.… Read More
Washington Post: Composting is easier than you think. Here’s how to get started.
ILSR’s Brenda Platt is interviewed by The Washington Post on the benefits of backyard composting. “Composting is a proven way to address problems like climate disruption,” she says.… Read More
Media Release: New Guide Helps Home and Community Composters Prevent Rats
A newly released guide from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) aims to support composters at community gardens, schools, urban farms, and other community venues in successfully managing their composting process to prevent attracting rodents.… Read More
Popular Science: The US stinks at composting. Here’s how we can change that.
ILSR Composting for Community director Brenda Platt explains to Popular Science how we can make composting more ubiquitous in the United States.… Read More
Hot Composting Classes in DC This Fall
ILSR’s Composting for Community Project is offering hot composting classes in the District this fall!… Read More
Webinar Resources: Detailing Successful Local Government Home Composting Programs
This webinar dives into the details of our new report, Yes! In My Backyard: A Home Composting Guide for Local Government. … Read More