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Food Waste – Government

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What are the NJ laws regarding food waste?

In 2017, the NJ legislature passed two new food waste bills; one bill focused on creating voluntary guidelines for schools to reduce food waste, while the second bill set a food waste reduction goal for NJ that matches the USEPA food reduction goal.

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P.L. 2017 c. 210 – Voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools

Requires DEP to establish voluntary guidelines for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste.[/info-box-shortcode][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][info-box-shortcode buttontitle=”Bill” buttonlink=”https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2016/S3500/3027_I1.PDF” targetlink=”true”]

P.L. 2017 c. 136 – 50% food waste reduction by 2030

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