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- ABCD (Bridgeport, Connecticut). This is the largest CAP agency in the state of Connecticut. ILSR develops deconstruction programs and worker recruitment and training programs for low-income residents of Bridgeport.
- BioCycle Magazine (Emmaus,
Pennsylvania). This highly respected, pioneering trade journal promotes proper use of
organic waste and covers other recycling issues. ILSR shares research and writes articles
for the journal.
- Blue Mountain Center
(Blue Mountain, New York). Located in the Adirondacks, this organization provides
facilities for coalitions to meet and develop programs. ILSR has coordinated several
retreats held at the center for the national recycling movement.
- Blue Ridge Environmental Defense
League (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina). ILSR advises the League and its
member grass roots organizations in the areas of landfill sitings and expansions, and
model zero waste communities.
- California Coastal Commission (Sacramento, CA). ILSR assisted the Commssion and other organizations in planning a
special conference to explore ways to reduce the flow of plastic waste to the ocean and
coastline.
- California Resource Recovery
Association (Sacramento). This is the first state recycling association in the
United States that has had a significant impact on national recycling policy. ILSR has
been a long time associate of the CRRA and worked on many of its projects.
- Calvert Fund. The Calvert Fund provided ILSR with a loan for purchase of property
which was renovated for low/moderate income housing in Ivy City section of Washington, DC.
- Carver Terrace CDC (Washington, DC). This Community Development Corporation
serves four communities in Northeast Washington, DC: Trinidad, Ivy City, Carver Terrace
and Langston Dwellings. ILSR has helped the CDC implement business and job development
programs, and a real estate acquisition, rehab and resale program for low-income families.
- Center for Watershed and
Community Health (Portland Oregon). This organization undertakes research and
implementation for ecologically and economically sustainable developmentthat preserves the
environment of threatened watersheds and their communities. ILSR undertook research and
prepared technical reports for the organization.
- <Citizens for the Environment of Aguada (Aguada, Puerto Rico). This organization
is fighting the implementation of numerous garbage incinerators on the island. ILSR is
preparing technical reports comparing the economics of incineration vs. recycling.
- Connecticut Institute for Municipal Studies (Hartford, Connecticut). This state
agency develops polices and programs for economic development in poor urban communities.
ILSR assists the agency in recruiting businesses that provide joint-venture opportunities
for community development organizations.
- Container Recycling
Institute (Arlington, Virginia). This non-profit is the national voice for
expanding beverage container deposit systems. ILSR sits on CRI's board of directors; the
two organizations work together on a number of issues.
- Community Resources, Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland). This organization provides
technical assistance and organizing support to neighborhoods, small contractors, and
government agencies. It focuses on deconstruction, residential environmental problems such
as lead and asbestos, renovation and restoration training, and program design and
implementation. ILSR works with Community Resources in creating training materials and
programs.
- Corporate to Community, Inc. (Reston, Virginia). This for-profit company arranges
for surplus computers and other equipment to be donated to non-profit organizations. ILSR
has assisted in the development of a collaborative computer recycling enterprise involving
for-profit and non-profit companies.
- DC Housing Authority
Washington, DC). ILSR assisted in the training of 29 residents of public housing for
construction trade jobs through the deconstruction of housing units at Stanton Terrace
housing complex. ILSR also identified healthy building materials for use in the
Authority's unit remodeling program.
- DeConstruction
Services/Building Center(Portland, Oregon). These sister organizations combine
deconstruction of houses with resale of building materials. ILSR shares information on
training and sources of funding.
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Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation, Solid Resources Citywide Division. (Los Angeles). City agency responsible for increasing recycling and waste prevention
to the 70% level. ILSR trained key staff and shares information and strategies on an
on-going basis.
- Earth Resource Foundation
(Orange County, CA). ILSR assists this organization in its Campaign Against the
Plastic Plague (CAPP) program. ILSR staff serve on the CAPP advisory committee.
- Friends of the Earth
(Washington, DC). ILSR works with the DC Program of this national organization. ILSR and
the organization formed the DC Environmental Agenda, which successfully pressured for
changes in the recycling and waste transfer station laws of the city.
- GAIA (Washington, DC).
Global Anti-Incinerator Alliance/Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives, is an
international alliance of individuals, NGOs, community-based organizations, academics, and
others working to end the incineration of all forms of waste and to promote sustainable
and just waste prevention and discard management practices. GAIA members work through
regional networks, collaborating with colleagues worldwide on issues including municipal
discards/zero waste, hazardous waste, and medical waste. ILSR provides training for GAIA
activists, and has completed an anti-incineration guidebook for the GAIA network.
- GrassRoots Recycling Network
(Athens, Georgia). This is a North American network of community-based activists dedicated
to achieving a sustainable economy based on the principle of zero waste. ILSR helped found
this organization and sits on its Board of Directors.
- Green Institute
(Minneapolis, Minnesota). This organization is a model of how a community can successfully fight against improper siting of garbage transfer stations and then start building
materials resale and deconstruction enterprises to serve the community. ILSR works with
the Green Institute on training projects and promotion of deconstruction programs
throughout the country.
- Hartford Housing Authority
(Hartford, Connecticut). ILSR designed the Stowe Village public housing
deconstruction training and placement program under the Authority's family reunification
and employment program.
- INFORM, Inc.(New York City).
This organization undertakes research and documentation of waste reduction and recycling.
ILSR shares information and strategies with Inform and works with it on New York City
recycling issues.
- Ivy City Patriots (Washington, DC). ILSR assisted in the formation and
incorporation of this organization which provides food, clothing, appliances and
assistance to low income families. The Patriots also co-sponsored ILSR's affordable
housing program which renovated 8 units of housing adjacent to a new community park.
- Jubilee Enterprises of
Greater Washington(Washington, DC). This church-based organization provides
housing and job training assistance. ILSR works with the organization to promote
affordable housing projects and policies that extend these programs.
- L.A. Shares (Los Angeles).
This organization is one of the most effective reuse programs in the United States,
transferring over $10 million annually in corporation surplus property to schools and
non-profit organizations. ILSR has provided assistance in program development and
fundraising.
- Lower East Side Ecology
Center/Outstanding Renewal Enterprises, Inc. (New York, New York). This company
provides vermi-composting services to residents and restaurants on the lower east side of
the Big Apple. ILSR has arranged low-interest loans for the company to acquire a truck and
other equipment.
- Mid-Atlantic Consortium of
Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) (Philadelphia).
Encompassing Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District
of Columbia, MACREDO identifies, promotes, and implements projects and programs that
enhance recycling and economic development opportunities on a regional basis. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, funds ILSR to provide technical and
administrative support to the group.
- National Recycling Coalition (Alexandria, Virginia). This is the national association for recycling
professionals. ILSR was one of its original founders and has served on its Board of
Directors. One project ILSR spearheaded was NRC's Recycling to Build Community project, a
joint project of NRC and AmeriCorps VISTA. The project placed dozens of AmeriCorps VISTA
members in low-income communities to boost recycling and recycling-based economic
development. ILSR has also prepared for the NRC a report on financing sources and
strategies for recycling enterprises.
- Northern California Recycling
Association(San Francisco). This recycling association represents community-based
recycling organizations. ILSR has been a long-time ally in promoting progressive policies
at the local and state level.
- ReCycle North
(Burlington, VT ). Since 1991, ReCycle North has provided the residents of Vermont with a
host of services, including job skills training, poverty relief, and has created a
marketplace for reusable and repaired items. In addition, it operates several enterprises,
including a household goods retail store, building materials center, and a deconstruction
service. ILSR and ReCycle North have worked together on program development in the
Northeast, as well as hands-on projects in Washington, DC; and Springfield, MA; and
Minneapolis, MN.
- Reuse Development Organization
(ReDO) (Indianapolis). ReDO is a national and international non-profit organization
promoting reuse as an environmentally sound, socially beneficial, and economic means of
managing surplus and discarded materials.ILSR and ReDO share information on technical
issues and financing.
- San Francisco
Community Recyclers. Non-profit enterprise on contract with the city of San
Francisco to provide recycling services. ILSR assisted in raising capital for a joint
venture with Beyond Waste, Inc.
- Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (San Jose). This coalition provides research and technical assistance in managing
hazardous waste generated in the computer and electronics fields. ILSR works with the
organization to promote extended producer responsibility in the computer industry.
- Solid Waste Management
Authority (Del Norte, California). This is the first county in the country to
establish a zero waste goal. ILSR assisted in the research and development of its Zero
Waste Plan.
- Sustainable
Community Initiatives (Washington, DC). This organization provides technical
assistance to community groups in Ward 5 of Northeast DC. SCI is also currently working
with groups in Metro Washington on community indicators, green mapping, and socially
responsible tax projects. SCI's mission is to develop collaborative community projects and
public education programs that promote community sustainability. ILSR works with SCI on
deconstruction, neighborhood development, and affordable housing programs.
- Sustainable Jobs Fund
(Durham, North Carolina and Philadelphia). This Fund is a 17 million community development
venture capital fund that invests in enterprises that need equity and that benefit
low-income communities by creating jobs. ILSR sits on the Fund's board of advisors.
- Tequity, Inc. (Washington, DC). This organization establishes computer repair and
distribution programs in DC high schools and their feeder schools. ILSR assists Tequity in
the development of a full-scale computer reuse enterprise.
- Urban Corps of San Diego.
This organization provides an opportunity for a high school diploma, and special
certificates and training for "at-risk" young adults (18-23) for jobs in the urban
environment such as recycling, waste prevention, and urban beautification. ILSR assists in
the development of a waste exchange enterprise and a deconstruction enterprise.
- U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Office of Community Services.This federal agency
provides funds for community enterprises. ILSR undertakes research, technical assistance,
and prepares training documents for the agency.
- U.S. EPA Office of Solid Waste. This
federal agency provides research and technical assistance and funding for recycling and
waste prevention programs. Under a series of grants, ILSR has researched and prepared
technical documents that EPA has published and distributed.
- Washington Interfaith Network
(Washington, DC). This church network lobbies the city on issues developed by local
congregations. ILSR is a technical assistant to the group on environmental and community
development issues.
- Wood Resource Efficiency Network (Portland, Oregon). This organization provides
technical assistance and conducts research for groups involved with wood salvage and
value-adding re-crafting. ILSR shares information with the organization on training,
enterprise development, and deconstruction.
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