Brenda Platt

Aug 22, 2024 | ilsr.org | Sophia Jones |Brenda Platt |Linda Bilsens Brolis |Virginia Streeter

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s (ILSR) Composting for Community team has more than a decade of history actively working with state and local officials, legislators, and advocacy groups in Maryland to advance favorable composting policy in the state. Our vision for Maryland is to develop a healthy, diverse, and distributed composting infrastructure that encompasses composting in an array of locations including schools, community gardens, businesses, urban and rural farms, and at home.

Mar 26, 2024 | ilsr.org | Brenda Platt

Composting equipment is typically not readily available in sizes that community sites can use. This is true for turning and mixing systems as well as compost trommel screeners and sifters. “Necessity is the mother of invention.” In this age of open-source collaboration, it is encouraging to note that there is an entire online community of folks in various countries sharing trommel screen designs.

Dec 18, 2023 | ilsr.org | Julia Spector |Brenda Platt

The CPR Campaign is a joint effort of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Zero Waste USA, and the National Recycling Coalition to uplift waste reduction and materials conservation projects under the EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction (CPR) Grants Program. On this page, our resources offer guidance for advocates, government officials, and community organizations for taking action to get zero-waste solutions funded.

Dec 14, 2023 | ilsr.org | Brenda Platt |Julia Spector

Climate Pollution Reduction (CPR) Grants need to fund distributed recycling and composting. Tell your state and local government to include zero-waste solutions and local composting in their Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs) today!State and local government agencies are currently writing Priority Climate Action Plans (PCAPs) to reduce GHG emissions and other harmful pollutants.

Dec 5, 2023 | ilsr.org | Brenda Platt

An opportunity for Community Composting to access EPA fundingThe US EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program (CPRG) provides funding to states, municipalities, territories, and tribes to (1) develop and (2) implement climate action plans to reduce GHG emissions and other harmful pollution.