Pathway 2.

Cross-Cutting Approaches to Reducing Emissions → Materials Consumption and Solid Waste

2.6.12 Food Waste and Composting Materials

LPDD Recommendation: "States should adopt laws that other states have adopted on the waste problems posed by products, packaging, food scraps, and industrial waste."

LPDD Recommendation: "States should adopt legislation banning food waste in landfills, using Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law as a model."

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LPDD Model Law: State Law to Divert Food Waste from Landfills

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

A model state law for diverting food waste from landfills and reducing related methane emissions.

LPDD Model Law: State Legislation Supporting Sustainable Management of Food Waste

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Targets individuals producing food residuals, and establishes state policies for the reduction of food residuals, residuals' diversion for consumption, and composting.

Washington’s Sustainable Food Management Legislation

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Creates programs to prioritize food waste prevention, donation, or upcycling over composting or anaerobic digestion, and directs the state’s newly created Center for Sustainable Food Management to administer grants that support organics diversion.