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, ...

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

The quarterly Big Impact of Small Solar series aims to show just how much distributed, small-scale (community, residential, and commercial) solar is contributing to new power capacity additions in the ...

There are many ways to champion local composting through policy. Getting familiar with existing compost policy is a great way to understand how to support composting in your community.

Washington, DC (December 10, 2025) — Ron Knox, senior researcher and policy advocate at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR), issued the following statement on the introduction of the “Fair ...

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.

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.

ILSR has conducted a sweeping investigation that reveals Amazon has quietly become a major force in how cities, counties, and school districts purchase basic supplies — and that its tightening grip is ...

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 ...