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MassDEP gathers food‑rescue groups to map grants, gaps and next steps for donation expansion
Summary
MassDEP convened an Organics Subcommittee webinar where officials and food‑rescue organizations discussed grant timelines, cold‑chain and storage gaps, legal concerns and coordination tools as the agency plans a revised Organics Action Plan and considers lowering the food‑waste disposal threshold.
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection hosted an Organics Subcommittee webinar that brought MassDEP staff together with food‑rescue organizations from across the state to review grant opportunities, identify infrastructure gaps and solicit stakeholder input on how to scale food donation and rescue.
John Fischer, MassDEP’s deputy division director for solid waste, opened the meeting by announcing three grant offerings and a yearlong stakeholder process to revise the agency’s Organics Action Plan. “We are going to be recording the meeting here this afternoon,” Fischer said, describing plans to post slides and the recording on MassDEP’s organic subcommittee webpage and to hold “6 to 8” focused meetings over the coming months.
Why it matters: MassDEP is weighing changes to its Solid Waste Master Plan and potential adjustments to the state’s food‑waste disposal ban, which currently applies to businesses and institutions that dispose of a half‑ton or more of food material per week. Fischer said the agency has circulated a potential proposal for…
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