UPSTREAM presents: The Politics of Extended Producer Responsibility: Moving Forward in Hard Times
On August 19, Matt Prindiville, UPSTREAM Associate Director, presented to the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association on The Politics of Extended Producer Responsibility: Moving Forward in Hard Times.
Model Food Scrap Composting
As a part of its Organics Management Project for Rural and Small Towns, NERC posted case studies on its website which present models for organics best management practices. Franklin County Solid Waste District presents such a model.
CRT Glass Recycling "Breakthrough" - Innovator Award Finalist
An innovative proposal supporting the use of old TV CRT glass as leaded silicate as a necessary ingredient in copper, zinc and gold smelting heads to the National Recycling Innovators Forum.
Corporate Recycling Loans or Extended Producer Responsibility?
A consortium of major corporations led by Walmart launches the Closed Loop Fund to help fund municipal recycling projects, but critics say EPR will accomplish more.
Community Composting in Action
Community composting presents a scalable food diversion option that is applicable in virtually any community, whether urban, suburban, or rural.
By 2100, We'll Be Living In A World Of Garbage
People in cities generate twice as much waste as rural residents, even if they have the same income.
How accessible and convenient is it for consumers to recycle?
Anne Bedarf, senior manager at GreenBlue's Sustainable Packaging Coalition discusses recyclability and access to recycling.
How to Start a Repair Café
Repair Cafés are not only great events to get your vacuum, waffle iron, or lawn mower fixed, but the very nature of their collaborative and community-oriented learning spirit contains the antidote to our modern day throw-away mentality.
Plastics Codes and Recycling
SPI Resin Identification Code still a source of confusion. Is there an answer?
Organic Wastes Are Energy-Rich Resources: Towards A New Era of Productive Alchemy
Today’s article on anaerobic digestion is by Guest Blogger Kendal Christiansen.