{"id":1859,"date":"2024-08-13T11:25:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dep.nj.gov\/dshw\/?page_id=1859"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:31:33","slug":"food-waste-reduction-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/food-waste-reduction-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Waste Reduction Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Food Waste Reduction Plan<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-max_mega_menu_2\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-0' id='mega-toggle-block-0'><button aria-controls=\"mega-menu-max_mega_menu_2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Toggle Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-max_mega_menu_2\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"fade_up\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"disabled\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"0\" data-panel-width=\"#nav-main-width\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"991\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-has-icon mega-icon-right mega-menu-item-1877\" id=\"mega-menu-item-1877\"><a class=\"dashicons-admin-home mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/\">Food Waste<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-1876\" id=\"mega-menu-item-1876\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/food-waste-reduction-plan\/\">Reduction Plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-1857\" id=\"mega-menu-item-1857\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/flyers\/\">Flyers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-5150\" id=\"mega-menu-item-5150\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/food-waste-recycling-rules\/\">Food Waste Recycling Rules<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-1855\" id=\"mega-menu-item-1855\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-menu-item-has-children mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-2853\" id=\"mega-menu-item-2853\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"mega-sub-menu-2853\">Topics<span class=\"mega-indicator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a>\n<ul class=\"mega-sub-menu\" id='mega-sub-menu-2853'>\n<li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-7293\" id=\"mega-menu-item-7293\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/issues\/\">Issue<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type 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mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-1854\" id=\"mega-menu-item-1854\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dshw\/swpl\/fw\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1699996251719{border-radius: 3px !important;}&#8221;]The Food Waste Reduction Act (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-226 et seq) was signed into law on July 21, 2017, establishing a goal of reducing the amount of food waste generated annually by 50% by the year 2030, based on the amount of food waste generated in 2017 (50&#215;30 Goal). This law tasked the DEP with developing a plan that will guide the state to achieve the reduction goal. The Food Waste Reduction Plan quantifies the amount of food waste generated in New Jersey based on available data, establishes the 50&#215;30 Goal in accordance with the law, and proposes short and long-term actions that the DEP intends to take to achieve this goal.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][info-box-shortcode icon=&#8221;far fa-file-pdf&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;October 2023 Food Waste Reduction Plan&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/dshw\/food_waste_reduction_plan.pdf&#8221; targetlink=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][info-box-shortcode icon=&#8221;far fa-file-pdf&#8221; buttontitle=&#8221;(P.L. 2017 c.136) Law&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;\/wp-content\/uploads\/dshw\/pl_2017_136.pdf&#8221; targetlink=&#8221;true&#8221;][\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space 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