Restaurants, Grocers, Farmers – Hard-Hit by COVID-19 – Blast Legislation That Would Drive Up Food Costs, Upend CA’s Organic Food Waste Recycling Efforts
They say the bill would change regulations and add costs to 1.8 million businesses already being hard hit by COVID-19.
- They say the bill would change regulations and add costs to 1.8 million businesses already being hard hit by COVID-19.
- Currently, many restaurants, grocers and retailers send food waste to farms for animal feed by using independent waste haulers that specialize in food waste-to-farm operations.
- The bills opponents note that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prioritizes food waste for animal feed rather than composting or landfill disposal.
- Food waste is a large contributor of greenhouse gases, with some estimating it is responsible for 10 percent of all carbon emissions.