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MassDEP details food-waste targets, inspections and business support as expanded ban is implemented
Summary
MassDEP officials outlined the state's 2030 diversion target, recent inspection and enforcement activity under the expanded food-waste disposal ban, and free technical-assistance resources offered through the RecyclingWorks program run by CET.
John Fisher of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said Tuesday that food waste accounts for "a little bit more than 1 fifth" of the state's trash — about 930,000 tons a year — and reiterated the state's 2030 goal to reduce disposal by an additional 500,000 tons per year from a 2018 baseline.
Fisher described the implementation history for food-waste disposal bans, noting an initial 2014 ban and a 2022 expansion. He said current in-state processing capacity is roughly 500,000 tons per year and that meeting the 2030 target will require both more capacity and a focus on residential and smaller-generator reductions.
"We always want [a waste ban] to be implemented as part of a comprehensive approach," Fisher said, describing…
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