Feature Stories: “Local Retailers Hit the Web,” “Paving Our Electronic Dirt Roads,” and “Keeping the Minors Home.”… Read More
The BMRA hosted a webinar meeting on February 24 with recently announced recipients of federal Department of Labor grants to discuss deconstruction training curriculum and...
Empowerment and Enterprise Zones are federal, state and local programs which provide economic incentives for companies to locate in designated areas in order to revitalize...
This report—prepared for the GrassRoots Recycling Network—summarizes the state of wasting and recycling in the U.S., details recycling’s many environmental and economic benefits, introduces the...
This zero waste plan is the first of its kind in the U.S. It describes policies and strategies for reaching zero waste in Del Norte...
Deconstruction is the process of carefully dismantling a building in order to salvage components for reuse and recycling. This report provides information to understand and...
These case studies- Fitchburg, WI, Portland OR, and Seattle, WA, were conducted by ILSR for the US Environmental Protection Agency, and are part of a larger study called Cutting...
Feature Stories: Deep Pockets or Open Hans: Credit Unions Struggle Over Size — Hogging the Market — Got (Local) Milk — A Case of the...
In October 1999 Congress passed price reporting legislation as part of its 1999 Agricultural Appropriations bill. The provision follows the lead of several states in...
Feature Stories: The Buck Starts-and-Stops Here, Getting a Slice of the Pie, States Take the Bull by the Horn, Now We Have Plenty of Bananas,...
Property taxes encourage speculation, sprawl and property depreciation. Switching to a land value tax could help combat these urban ailments. By Pam Neary… Read More
Community Population Residential Waste Reduction Level1 Ann Arbor, MI 112,000 52% Bellevue, WA 103,700 60% Bergen Co., NJ 825,400 54%2 Chatham, NJ 8,300 65% Clifton,...
Feature Stories: The National Bank Robbery — Franchising: The Worst of Both Worlds — Seeing the Light — Paying for Past Mistakes — Sound Decisions — Making Waves. …...
NEWS RELEASE New Fact Sheet Packet Highlights Record-Setting Food Recovery Programs January 1999 For immediate release Contact: Brenda Platt, Institute for Local Self-Reliance – 202-898-1610...
Multi-family buildings are often overlooked when communities offer their residents recycling services. This fact sheet packet features four model apartment buildings and complexes, from garden...