ASSEMBLY, No. 1439
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JAMES J. KENNEDY
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Lampitt
SYNOPSIS
Requires each solid waste management district to develop strategy in solid
waste management plan to reduce food waste.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee with
technical review.
A1439 KENNEDY, STANLEY
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AN ACT concerning the reduction of food waste and supplementing 1
P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.). 2
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 4
of New Jersey: 5
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1. a. No later than two years after the effective date of this 7
section, each solid waste management district in the State shall 8
develop and implement a strategy for reducing, by the year 2030, 9
the amount of food waste generated annually in the district by at 10
least 50 percent of the amount which is generated in the year this 11
section takes effect. The strategy shall be adopted as an amendment 12
to the district solid waste management plan required pursuant to the 13
“Solid Waste Management Act,” P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) 14
and subject to the approval of the department. 15
b. No later than 180 days after the effective date of this section, 16
the department shall develop, and publish on its Internet website, a 17
list of measures solid waste management districts can take in order 18
to achieve the food waste reduction requirement established in 19
subsection a. of this section. Such measures shall include, but need 20
not be limited to, measures to increase the donation of surplus 21
edible food, the source separation and recycling of food waste, 22
composting and anaerobic digestion of food waste, and public 23
awareness campaigns. 24
c. As used in this section, “food waste” means food processing 25
waste, food processing residue generated from processing and 26
packaging operations, overripe or spoiled produce, trimmings from 27
food, food product over-runs, soiled and unrecyclable paper, and 28
used cooking fats, oil, and grease. 29
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2. This act shall take effect immediately. 31