The Right to Repair Association is working hard to reverse this trend and reintroduce the repair economy to spur job creation and money saving. The...
The Mining Journal reports that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has proposed an increase in landfill tipping fees as a way to spur more recycling in...
A pilot project in inner city Baltimore demonstrated that, “above all else low-income residents will recycle when provided the means, education and incentive to do...
An Electronics Right to Repair Act AB-2110 has been proposed in California that will require that manufacturers to make repair, diagnostic information, equipment and service...
In this article, we’re sharing a speech delivered by Conservtree’s Susan Kinsella on paper recycling worldwide and the impact it has on local recycling infrastructure.…...
Ripple Glass Company makes use of a home-grown resource that cities see as a burden, recycled glass.… Read More
This video from Vox and the Climate Lab at UC-Berkeley is an interesting look at the over-packaging of items throughout our economy and how we...
Despite several years of efforts by the Connecticut Department of Energy and the Environment (DEEP) and non-profit organizations promoting Extended Producer Responsibility for paper, packaging...
Second Chance, the pioneering building deconstruction social enterprise and ILSR have been working partners since 2003, when the organization began operations. 2017 Impact Report from...
So far in 2018 17 states have introduced fair repair legislation as the right-to-repair movement continues to gain momentum. The latest effort comes from Washington...
If you haven’t noticed, the U.S. recycling movement has become a Zero Waste movement, and the Zero Waste movement is spreading rapidly worldwide. Most recently,...
Could the change in China’s recycling policy lead to a municipal recycling revolution in America?… Read More
A bill introduced in California to protect the oceans has been developed and supported by the Save the Albatross Coalition, a project of Zero Waste...
Environmentalists, recyclers, zero waste advocates and citizens are clamoring to shut off the spigot of plastic roaming the earth. Single use plastic utensils, beverage containers,...
See below a letter from ILSR President, Neil Seldman, and Algalita Marine Research and Education Founder, Captain Charles Moore imploring further environmental groups to join...