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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5577
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 1989
Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by:
REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING SURPLUS FOOD DONATION AND
ESTABLISHING FOOD COMPOSTING REQUIREMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish food composting 1
requirements and encourage surplus food donations to households in 2
need through the identification of food donation locations by the 3
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the mandating of 4
donations of excess food by businesses and institutions of a certain size, 5
the designation of food scraps as a mandatory recyclable item and the 6
development of food scrap composting infrastructure and enforcement. 7
resources. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To help households in need of food and reduce food waste in the
municipal solid waste stream.