schaffer_peopling


 * ~ catalyst ||~ group/type ||~ corrosions ||
 * * excitement about community organizing, local food systems, compost
 * free time, spaces to meet
 * overlaps between social life and organizing life
 * concern about sustainability
 * distrust of gov't, corporations
 * connections to local farms, gardens, other sustainability groups || **compost organizers in Troy** || * lack of resources, institutional force, space to compost
 * diversity of intentions, values, etc
 * lack of connections to many Troy residents
 * group social tensions ||
 * * market value of sustainability
 * subsidies/grants for green businesses
 * business models that focus on closed resource loops
 * partnerships with organizers, gov't, institutions || **eco-preneurs** || * entrenched competitors: in the case of compost haulers, the waste hauling market that has existed for decades ||
 * * tipping fees at local landfills plus lack of tipping fees for recyclables/compostables encourages changes in waste policy
 * NYSERDA, DEC, etc grants for increasing diversion rates || **municipal waste managers in Troy** || * too many projects to oversee
 * illegal dumping
 * obduracy of current waste collection/disposal system ||
 * * citizen's initiatives willing to do footwork
 * votes
 * funding from environmental orgs/agnecies || **policymakers in Troy** || * limited range of influence
 * competing public interests
 * lack of resources ||
 * * abstract, noncommittal environmentalism/resource awareness
 * previous experience with recycling || **consumers (producers of waste)** || * lack of interest
 * grossness of food scraps
 * opposition to regulation ||
 * * profitability of a monopoly or near-monopoly on a basic utility
 * assumption of trash pickup on the part of most citizens || **large waste management companies** || * decreasing availability of landfills
 * increasing tipping fees
 * regulations on disposals ||
 * * funding from environmental organizations
 * bushy-tailed college grads willing to work at low salaries
 * volunteers interested in urban farming
 * foodscraps contributors interested in enviornmentalist projects || **BIG! Compost in Queens (nonprofit partnership with**
 * community-based compost system)** || * limited resources
 * definitions of sustainability projects delineated by contributors
 * limited space for composting
 * lack of incentive for many to compost
 * lack of awareness of foodscraps waste ||
 * * overlaps between organic farming and Catholic "stewardship of the land" ideologies lead to high availability of concern over waste
 * pay-as-you-throw laws in Iowa || **Dubuque Food Scraps**
 * Project, Iowa**
 * (as** ** managed by Dubuque DPW) ** || * limited space for composting ||
 * * near-monopoly on recycling pickup in the Twin Cities
 * availability/popularity of "zero-waste" discourse
 * pay-as-you-throw laws in Minnesota || **Eureka! Recycling in Minneapolis** || * ... ||