Bill > HR327

This resolution directs the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study on reducing food waste in Pennsylvania, recognizing the significant environmental and economic impacts of current waste practices. The study will evaluate a multifaceted approach to decreasing food waste, including strategies such as incentivizing food rescue operations to feed individuals, promoting food collection for livestock consumption, encouraging composting, and exploring anaerobic digestion as an alternative to landfilling. The commission will collaborate with the Departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, as well as nonprofit food rescue organizations and businesses specializing in composting or biodigestion. The study aims to develop recommendations for improving the state's infrastructure for reducing food waste, including a comparative cost analysis of composting versus landfilling organic waste, and potential financial incentives or barriers to encourage more sustainable waste management practices. The commission is required to complete the study and submit a detailed report to the House of Representatives within one year of the resolution's adoption, highlighting potential methods to address the estimated 17% of Pennsylvania's waste stream currently composed of food waste.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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