{"id":246474,"date":"2024-02-22T21:22:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/how-stronger-laws-in-connecticut-can-tackle-food-waste\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T21:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:49:48","slug":"how-stronger-laws-in-connecticut-can-tackle-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/how-stronger-laws-in-connecticut-can-tackle-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"How Stronger Laws in Connecticut Can Tackle Food Waste\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
Connecticut has l<\/span>ong recognized the importance of<\/span> keeping food out of the trash<\/span>.<\/span> Our state has led the way from piloting a food scrap composting program in the <\/span>19<\/span>90s to passing a food waste prevention law in 2011<\/span><\/span>.<\/span> But an issue <\/span>remains<\/span>. Though the current law appl<\/span><\/span>ies<\/span><\/span> to large-scale generators (like <\/span>resorts<\/span>, <\/span>supermarkets<\/span>, and <\/span>conference centers<\/span>)<\/span>, <\/span><\/span>it <\/span>doesn\u2019t<\/span> include smaller <\/span>food <\/span>waste producers<\/span> (<\/span>in<\/span> other words, you, me, and our neighbors<\/span>)<\/span> who <\/span>throw away the most food. <\/span><\/span>There\u2019s<\/span> a solution: An expanded food waste prevention law that would make it easier for Connecticut residents to compost rather than toss their trash.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Connecticut tosses over half a million tons of food annually. That\u2019s disheartening. Unsurprisingly,…<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Problem<\/strong><\/h3>\n