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Vermont first state to implement a statewide ban on food waste

Posted by monarda
Tags: usa.vt, law, composting, waste.food, politics, government.local, policy.environment, bans, author.kristin toussaint, source.fast company, paywall
https://www.fastcompany.com/90523234/vermont-just-banned-food-waste-in-trash-heres-how-it-works

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Vermont just banned food waste in trash. Here's how it works
Published
Jul 6 2020
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803 words

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  1. triple8
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    Where I'm from, municipal waste must be divided into four categories: recyclable paper products, recyclable glass / plastic / metal, food waste, and of course garbage (basically anything that...

    Where I'm from, municipal waste must be divided into four categories: recyclable paper products, recyclable glass / plastic / metal, food waste, and of course garbage (basically anything that isn't hazardous that also cannot be recycled). It's been this way for a long time, too. Kind of crazy to think that in certain parts of the world, this type of waste management is considered "ambitious"... Good on them for starting it up, though!! Hey, I think we should spend more resources preserving and distributing leftovers instead of composting them. So much perfectly fine food is wasted everyday. We should tap into that resource!!

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  2. unknown user
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    As much as I agree that it's a good thing overall, I feel like I'm missing out a little. Going dumpster-diving by food stores in the US has been one of my weirder dreams in life because I've seen...

    As much as I agree that it's a good thing overall, I feel like I'm missing out a little. Going dumpster-diving by food stores in the US has been one of my weirder dreams in life because I've seen just how much fresh, edible, perfectly untouched food ends up thrown away.

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  3. monarda
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    The new law, known as the Food Scrap Ban, addresses food waste from a few angles, by providing different options for drop-off and curbside collection, along with resources to help residents compost at home (if you do compost at home, the law allows you to toss bones and meat in the trash). It also provides more support for food rescue and donation efforts, to divert edible food from the trash to those in need.