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Convenings:
Nashville Mayor Cooper's Sustainability Advisory Committee provides advice on a range of sustainability issues, including the city’s Climate Action Plan, and reviews active proposals as they are being advanced and implemented by the Mayor and Metro Council. ELI Senior Attorney Linda Breggin co-chairs the Sustainability Advisory Committee.
Nashville Food Waste Initiative
Nashville Food Waste Initiative
New Policy Guides Help Municipalities Combat Food Waste Through Data Collection
July 2022
NEW YORK, NY – NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) have published model ordinances–a set of policy templates and guides–designed to support local legislators in their efforts to reduce and prevent food waste.
Mandatory Reporting for Large Food Waste Generators: Background Memorandum
Date Released
July 2022
Up to 40 percent of food in the United States is wasted—and 95 percent is disposed of in landfills or incinerated. Diverting food waste from landfills by preventing food waste, donating surplus food, and recycling food scraps can help municipalities achieve waste reduction and climate mitigation goals. However, many municipalities do not have data on the food wasted in their jurisdictions. Requiring organizations and companies that produce large amounts of food waste to report their waste is an important first step in reducing that waste.
Model Ordinance on Mandatory Reporting for Large Food Waste Generators With Commentaries
Date Released
July 2022
Up to 40 percent of food in the United States is wasted—and 95 percent is disposed of in landfills or incinerated. Diverting food waste from landfills by preventing food waste, donating surplus food, and recycling food scraps can help municipalities achieve waste reduction and climate mitigation goals. However, many municipalities do not have data on the food wasted in their jurisdictions. Requiring organizations and companies that produce large amounts of food waste to report their waste is an important first step in reducing that waste.
Model Ordinance on Mandatory Reporting for Large Food Waste Generators Without Commentaries
Date Released
July 2022
Up to 40 percent of food in the United States is wasted—and 95 percent is disposed of in landfills or incinerated. Diverting food waste from landfills by preventing food waste, donating surplus food, and recycling food scraps can help municipalities achieve waste reduction and climate mitigation goals. However, many municipalities do not have data on the food wasted in their jurisdictions. Requiring organizations and companies that produce large amounts of food waste to report their waste is an important first step in reducing that waste.
New Model Policy Bolsters Compost Use and Infrastructure
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
A new model compost procurement policy developed by the Environmental Law Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council could help municipalities around the country in their efforts to divert food scraps and other organic materials from their landfills and incinerators and, in so doing, realize myriad economic and environmental benefits.
New Toolkit Helps Cities Address Climate Change & Food Waste Simultaneously
August 2021
(Washington, D.C.): Throughout the United States, our towns and cities are on the front lines when it comes to addressing food waste and climate change. Recognizing the link between these two challenges, the Environmental Law Institute has released a new report that will help towns and cities address these challenges simultaneously—in their climate action plans.