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N.J. environment committees hold Earth Day hearing on food-waste prevention, spotlight county planning and date-labeling bills
Summary
A joint Senate and Assembly Environment and Energy hearing on Earth Day drew university researchers, food-rescue groups, composters and anaerobic-digestion operators to discuss reducing food waste, backing bills to require county planning for food recovery and to standardize date labels.
A joint hearing of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly Environment and Energy committees on Earth Day focused on policy options to reduce the state’s food waste, with witnesses urging stronger county planning, more prevention measures and clearer date-label standards.
The hearing featured testimony from Dr. Serpell Yuron, director of the Rutgers Eco Complex Clean Energy Innovation Center; Sarah Elnakib, chair of the Family and Community Health Sciences Department at Rutgers Cooperative Extension; Zach Shaben, public affairs manager for Too Good To Go; representatives of the Meal Recovery Coalition and Share My Meals; operators of Trenton Renewables; and representatives of the New Jersey Composting Council and…
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