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Article filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Feb 13, 2006

Extended Producer Responsibility Tools

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/recyclingeprindex-html/

Extended producer responsibility (EPR), based on the “polluter pays” principle, entails making manufacturers responsible for the entire lifecycle of the products and packaging they produce. These are some of the tools being employed by EPR advocates. Continue reading

Article filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Feb 13, 2006

The Need for Extended Producer Responsibility

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/the-need-for-extended-producer-responsibility/

In the last 15 years, recycling has come of age. The number of curbside recycling programs has climbed to 9,349 and the national recycling rate for municipal discards has reached 28%. At the local level, many communities are setting new records, surpassing 50%, and even 60% waste diversion levels. Continue reading

Resource filed under Broadband | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Dec 5, 2005

David Morris and Becca Vargo Daggett Discuss Muni Broadband on Wendy Wilde Show

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David Morris and Becca Vargo Daggett on municipal broadband – Wendy Wilde Show, Air America Minnesota
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Remanufactured Lumber
Resource filed under Deconstruction, Waste to Wealth, Zero Waste & Economic Development | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Dec 1, 2005

Regulatory and Policy Issues for Reuse and Remanufacture of Wood Materials Coated With Lead-Based Paint

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This paper describes the current regulations and standards relative to lead-based paint (LBP) in buildings (in particular LBP on lumber and timber products), LBP mitigation, and disposal of LBP-containing waste, and the applicability of these regulations and standards to recovering and reusing building materials. Continue reading

filed under General | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Oct 11, 2005

David Morris Discusses Fuel Efficiency on Wendy Wilde Show

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David Morris speaking on Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush and Energy
Efficiency – Wendy Wilde Show, Air America Minnesota.  Audio starts
part way through the interview.
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Article, ILSR Press Room filed under Independent Business | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jul 21, 2005

Media Release: Response to Wal-Mart’s New “Green” Store in McKinney, Texas

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MINNEAPOLIS (July 20, 2005)—While the features incorporated into Wal-Mart’s new "green" store in McKinney, Texas, create very modest improvements in energy consumption and stormwater runoff, they do not change Wal-Mart’s basic business model, which is extremely polluting. Continue reading

Article filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Mar 12, 2005

Why Not Here?: A simple question that corporations and governments are being asked more frequently.

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Neil Seldman Waste to Wealth Program Institute for Local Self-Reliance Washington, DC 20005 12 March 2005 Common sense is taking on a radical tone in the community environmental defense arena as the public is asking why can’t we have clean industry in the US if the same companies that pollute here are operating clean facilities… Continue reading

Article filed under Waste to Wealth, Zero Waste & Economic Development | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Mar 1, 2005

Universal Reuse as a Practical Alternative

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/paul-palmer-d-getting-to-zero-waste-universal-recycling-as-a-practical-alternative-to-endless-attempts-to-clean-up-pollution-purple-sky-press-sebastopol-ca-2004/

The author of Getting to Zero Waste is angry at the lack of progress in moving toward what he sees as a readily achievable industrial economy based on zero waste, since he first introduced its theory and practice over 30 years ago. Paul Palmer’s book provides a timely critique of the government and corporate barriers to achieving universal reuse. Continue reading

Article, ILSR Press Room filed under Waste to Wealth | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Jul 2, 2004

Zero Waste Provides Alternative Option to Incinerator in Alsace Region of France

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NEWS RELEASE July 2, 2004 For Further Information: Institute for Local Self Reliance Neil Seldman President(202) 898-1610 ext. 210   ZERO WASTE DEFEATS INCINERATOR IN FRANCE Within one month of its introduction in France, the concept and details of Zero Waste were selected as a cost-effective and environmentally sound solid waste management alternative to disposal… Continue reading