New Jersey tackles food waste and hunger -- for the climate | Grist

A new law aims to cut the state's food waste in half by 2030.

Bobby Magill Published Jul 26, 2017 Topic Climate + Cities Share/Republish Copy Link Republish Copy Link Email SMS X Facebook Republish Reddit LinkedIn Bluesky A new law in New Jersey aims to shrink the state’s climate footprint and feed the hungry by drastically reducing the amount of wasted food that ends up in landfills. The law requires the state to develop a plan over the next year to cut its food waste by half by 2030. The bipartisan measure, which passed the state legislature without a single dissenting vote and was signed last week by Governor Chris Christie, mirrors an EPA goal for th

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