Repair & re-sell: Do you have the right to fix your own gadgets?
Let’s say it’s the weekend and you’re just getting ready to settle down with a book, leave on a business trip or enjoy a night on the town with friends. You grab your e-reader/tablet/cell phone – only...
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Reuse Based Enterprises
Every city, county, and state must think about waste. For most it is a headache, but for a growing number of forward-thinking locales it is a boon for economic development. If your community is...
View ArticleRepair & re-sell: Do you have the right to fix your own gadgets?
The policy of discouraging or even prohibiting repair and reuse is definitely not a win for the environment, but it is also a serious consumer rights issue. … Read More The post Repair & re-sell:...
View ArticleReuse Based Enterprises
Every city, county, and state must think about waste. For most it is a headache, but for a growing number of forward-thinking locales it is a boon for economic development. If your community is...
View ArticleCongratulations, Winners of the 2016 Reuse Contest!
The winners for the 8th annual deconstruction materials construction contest have been announced by the ReUse People of America by Ted Reiff, TRP founder and director. Awards were made in two...
View ArticleWorking Partner Update: The Reuse People
Our partners at The Reuse People have been busy with the growth of the reuse movement. Here’s a recent update from their president, Ted Rieff: The Repair Movement Boosts Reuse by Ted Rieff There’s a...
View ArticleRescuing Materials and Building Community in Berkeley Thanks to “Waste”...
Dan Knapp and Mary Lou Van Deventer sit down with long-time friend and ILSR co-founder Neil Seldman and Communications Manager Nick Stumo-Langer to discuss their successful reuse business and how they...
View ArticleA Response to GreenBiz’s “Rebuilding Recycling to Go Circular”
Dan Knapp has written a response to an article on published in GreenBiz, which presented, “a three-step plan to ensure recycling supports the circular economy.” We've shared his comments here. … Read More
View ArticleWebinar: “Reuse & Repair: Creating New Jobs and Enterprises Through Zero Waste”
The Clean Air Action Network and ILSR conducted a webinar focused on reuse enterprises and their potential for local and regional economic growth. Presentations featured model enterprises, networks and...
View ArticleCommentary Traces History of Modern U.S. Recycling and the Potential for Zero...
In this recently published commentary, ILSR says cities and counties need sources of renewable capital for the generation of investment in recycling, composting and reuse infrastructure. They also need...
View ArticleReshaping Appalachia’s Coal-Centric Economy with Bottom Up Solutions —...
Host Jess Del Fiacco and ILSR's Brenda Platt are joined by Jacob Hannah, Conservation Director at Coalfield Development. Coalfield Development works across many sectors -- solar energy, agriculture,...
View ArticleRepair, Reuse, and Economic Growth in America
Where there is civilization, there is salvage! US history is a case in point. These remarks were prepared by Neil Seldman for a Warren County webinar on reuse and economic growth. … Read More
View ArticleThe Highest Form of Recycling
...material reuse through for-profit and nonprofit operations is a mechanism for the redistribution of material wealth. The businesses also have a positive impact on job creation, community development...
View ArticleSingle-Stream Recycling Doesn’t Work
...material reuse through for-profit and nonprofit operations is a mechanism for the redistribution of material wealth. The businesses also have a positive impact on job creation, community development...
View ArticleIn The Nation: the FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon Is the Biggest Antitrust Fight...
This lawsuit is a testament to the power of a grassroots coalition determined to check Amazon's dominance — and a test of whether the federal government has the power, and the political will, to rein...
View ArticleOn More Perfect Union: How Amazon Broke Online Shopping
This video from More Perfect Union tells the story of why Amazon has become a chaotic jumble of junk ads and questionable products, how that's connected to the company's abuse of independent...
View ArticleConsolidation in the Cord-Cutting Era
From the Capitol to K Street, a Wisconsin native finds a home at Consumer Reports advocating for broadband access and affordability. … Read More
View ArticleVirginia’s Community Solar Program
Virginia’s shared solar program began enrolling subscribers in 2023, but faces scrutiny due to a high minimum billing feature. This post summarizes the policy and compiles additional Virginia community...
View ArticleILSR Awarded Major EPA Grant for Local Composting Outreach & Education
ILSR’s Community Composting Outreach and Education Project selected as a part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Recycling Education and Outreach grants. … Read More
View ArticleUtility Millions Take Down Popular Measure — Episode 197 of Local Energy Rules
Lucy Hochschartner explains how public power would have been an improvement over Maine’s investor-owned utilities, yet didn’t receive the support of Maine voters on November 7th.… Read More
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