On the Path to Zero Waste
Rick and I presented in-person at this year’s National Recycling Coalition conference in Cooperstown, NY. It was not recorded but we’ve put together this statement. Currently, it’s a draft that we expect to be published soon.
…new recycling infrastructure would represent a fresh start for recycling in Warren County
…These developments in rural recycling are noteworthy as an example of how grassroots organizations can impact local decision-making to help reduce costs and increase local revenue
The Recycling Cornucopia Project (RCP) continues to work with the Minnesota Environmental Justice Table in Minneapolis, MN, Zero Waste Montgomery County in Montgomery County, MD, Mothers Out Front in Dutchess County, NY, and organized citizens in Washington County to shut down aging, polluting, and costly incinerators. In Sullivan County, NY, the RCP is assisting citizens…
Ruth Abbe, President of Zero Waste USA has just announced “Civic and environmental organizations, small businesses, local agencies and local officials will be able to obtain free technical assistance on waste prevention, reuse, recycling, and composting policies and programs from the Recycling Cornucopia Program of Zero Waste USA”.
“How Waste Monopolies are Choking Environmental Solutions, and What We Can Do About It,” delves into the issue of concentrated corporate power in the waste sector in the United States.
Summary of Neil’s review: In Jack Buffington’s book, “Reinventing the Supply Chain,” he draws parallels between George Orwell’s call for local decision-making in the 1930s and a modern-day solution to 21st-century challenges. Buffington advocates for a decentralized political economy, leveraging 3-D manufacturing and Blockchain technology, alongside significant investments in STEM education. He emphasizes the importance…
David and Neil Seldman were co-directors of ILSR from 1973 until 2013. He is a prolific author whose work includes We Must Make Haste Slowly: The Process of Revolution in Chile, 1973, Neighborhood Power: The New Localism, 1976, and Self-Reliant Cities, 1982, among numerous technical reports, articles and essays on localism and democracy.