[USCC] States considering foodscrap bans

[Matthew Cotton]

Rod -

I believe Massachusetts has a landfill ban on food scraps in their  
Solid Waste Management Plan. I believe Vermont and New Jersey are  
also "considering". "Considering" is a mushy word, but New Jersey   
mentions food scraps repeatedly in their latest Solid Waste Plan -  
remember it was primarily the northeastern states which led the drive  
for landfill bans on yard trimmings (about half the US states  
currently have something along these lines, but the specific language  
and efficiency vary).

There is a lot of discussion in CA, but there is nothing on the  
books, though I think its fair to say it's being "considered" (CA  
already has a 50 percent landfill diversion mandate, which is likely  
to increase and the CIWMB's Strategic Directive 6.1 seeks to "reduce  
the amount of organics in the waste stream by 50 percent by 2020" -  
and this is after arguably aggressive recycling and composting  
programs - of the top ten things still in the CA waste stream 7 are  
"organic" and the number 1 item is food scraps.

I'm sure there are others monitoring this list serve that can provide  
more detail on specific initiatives. I'm sure there are other states  
which are realizing that food scraps really don't belong in landfills  
and that there are a number of ways to recover the energy and  
nutrients embedded there.

Matthew Cotton
Integrated Waste Management Consulting, LLC
19375 Lake City Road
Nevada City, CA  95959
(530) 265-4560
Fax (530) 265-4547
matt at mattcotton.com
www.mattcotton.com




On Jan 5, 2009, at 10:09 AM, Rod Muir wrote:

> Matt;
> You mention in previous submission States who are considering  
> foodscrap bans.
> For benefit of those on the listserv
> Could you plse list ones which you know of
> And perhaps others could add to later.
> Thanks
> Rod Muir
> Sierra Club - Canada.
>
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