Newly unsealed FTC filing accuses PepsiCo of favoring Walmart while artificially inflating prices for local grocers and ...

New York is facing an affordability crisis rooted in a deeper problem: too many essential systems are controlled by distant corporations. This has left residents with high grocery and energy costs, ...

Disposal surcharges (additional fees for disposal at landfills or incinerators) can be a powerful tool to fund disposal alternatives and invest in local infrastructure and programs.

Permitting regulations and exemptions play a key role in local composters' ability to start up and manage their operations.

Policies banning organics from disposal play a key role in diverting organics from the waste stream and creating demand for local composting alternatives.

The policy process is nuanced and navigating it can be tricky! Reviewing common strategies and tips can make you a more prepared advocate for local composting.

Zoning codes that include specific language for composting help protect small- and medium-sized composting sites from restrictive land use policies intended for landfills or incinerators.

There arguably has never been a better time to consider how to grow food and compost at home — it’s an opportunity to support healthy local soils and protect local food production and distribution.

New programs must first consider their goals, the needs of the community being served, local regulations, and what resources are available to them.

Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it ...

ILSR has long recognized that stripping communities of their capacity and concentrating power in distant boardrooms would inevitably destabilize democracy. Along the way, that consolidation has also ...