What We Do
Catalyze distributed and diverse local composting around the country in order to cut food loss, enhance soils, support local food production, and protect the climate while addressing community prosperity and equity issues.
Our Vision
Thriving, equitable communities that compost to cut waste, enhance soil, protect the climate, and build community.
Our Top Resources
Webinars
Webinars
In our webinar series, we explore a variety of topics relevant to community composters, from climate to hauling permits.
Podcasts
Podcasts
Our podcast brings you stories from the people doing this work on the ground and in the soil.
Infographics and Posters
Infographics and Posters
Learn how composting protects the soil and climate while creating jobs in our series of posters and infographics.
Guides and Reports
Guides and Reports
Our research highlights the environmental, social, and economic benefits of community composting.
Hierarchy to Reduce Food Waste & Grow Community
Hierarchy to Reduce Food Waste & Grow Community
Highlighting the importance of locally based composting solutions as a first priority over large-scale regional solutions.
Map of Community Composters
Map of Community Composters
Our map provides an interactive illustration of how communities pursue locally based composting capacity and enterprises.
Recent Articles
Composting and Climate Action Plans: A Guide for Local Solutions
Composting and Climate Action Plans: A Guide for Local Solutions
This guide reviews current opportunities, strategies, and tools for incorporating local decentralized composting into climate action plans, including template language,...
Webinar: Scaling Up Mission-Driven Community Composting
Webinar: Scaling Up Mission-Driven Community Composting
Part 6 of our Government Support for Community Composting webinar series featured a presentation from ILSR’s 2022 Community Composter Census...
Sponsor Info: 8th Annual National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
Sponsor Info: 8th Annual National Cultivating Community Composting Forum
upport the 9th National Cultivating Community Composting Forum. Contributions will primarily cover our scholarship fund and prioritize equitable access to...
Reintroduced Maryland Bill on Waste Reduction and On-Farm Composting
Reintroduced Maryland Bill on Waste Reduction and On-Farm Composting
ILSR’s Composting for Community team has worked closely with Delegate Regina T. Boyce to introduce the Solid Waste Disposal and...