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MassDEP begins midcourse review of organics action plan; disposal‑ban thresholds and outreach flagged for follow‑up
Summary
At a MassDEP organics subcommittee meeting staff and stakeholders reviewed progress under the 2030 solid waste master plan, discussed opportunities to expand donation and prevention, and flagged options for changes to the state’s food waste disposal ban and for outreach to small/medium businesses and residents.
John Fisher, deputy division director for solid waste at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, opened the organic subcommittee meeting by placing the session in the context of a midcourse review of the agency’s 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan.
Fisher said the meeting would focus on food waste prevention, donation and rescue programs and would help inform whether MassDEP should change the state’s existing food waste disposal ban thresholds. He said the agency had committed in the master plan to revisit progress in 2025 and to develop recommendations…
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