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Joint NJ environment committees hear policy proposals to reduce food waste, spotlight S2426 and date‑label standardization
Summary
Senate and Assembly environment committees held an Earth Day hearing focused on food‑waste prevention and recycling. Witnesses urged stronger county planning (S2426), clearer date‑label rules (S200), campus and donation policies, and targeted funding and technical assistance.
Members of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly environment committees met for an Earth Day hearing to discuss food‑waste prevention and recycling policies and related bills. Although no formal votes were taken, lawmakers and witnesses emphasized county planning (S2426), standardized date labeling (S200), and several other bills and policy options to accelerate diversion and donation.
The hearing opened with Senator Smith and Assemblyman Kennedy noting that the session focused on policy rather than on a discrete bill agenda. "The single best thing we could do to reduce food waste in New Jersey is to pass a bill ... which says that the local solid waste advisory committees ... should add as a mandatory element of their master plan for solid waste in their…
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