Pathway 2.

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

2.6.9 Food Waste

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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California SB 1383

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Mandates the Air Resources Board to establish targets for reducing organic waste in landfills and mandates the adoption of regulations to reduce methane emissions from livestock and dairy manure operations.

Connecticut’s Composting Requirements

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

Requires that food wholesalers, manufacturers, grocery stores, and conference centers located within 20 miles of a composting facility must source separate organic materials and ensure they are composted.

US Composting Council Regulations Database and Model Rule

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Catalogs composting regulations across a variety of states and large cities, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, NYC, Austin, and San Francisco. The Council has also published a Model Composting Rule Template.

FAO factsheet, Food Wastage Footprint and Climate Change

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

The FAO’s brief report surveys the carbon footprint of food waste, the carbon intensities of different food types, and food waste reduction scenarios.

ILSR Report, State of Composting in the US

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Takes a national snapshot of composting practices and identifies model public policies and programs.

Report, Food Surplus and Its Climate Burdens

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Provides a systematic approach to estimate consumer level food waste on a country scale and globally, based on food availability and requirements.