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MassDEP reports expanded food-waste inspections and modest enforcement under 2022 ban
Summary
MassDEP told the Solid Waste Advisory Committee it has increased inspections under the 2022 food-waste disposal ban, issued mostly notices of noncompliance and a smaller number of consent orders with penalties, and is focusing next on residential and small-business collection capacity and municipal programs.
John Fisher, speaking for MassDEP, gave a detailed update on organics and food-waste diversion efforts, inspections and enforcement following the 2022 food-waste disposal ban.
Fisher said food material represents just over 20% of the solid-waste stream — roughly 900,000 tons a year — and that MassDEP’s 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan seeks to increase diversion from a 2018 baseline by about 500,000 tons annually. “Our…
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