Compost Incentives

Food Sovereignty & Food Production in East Cleveland: A Legal and Policy Guide to State and Local Law

Recycling

State

Compost Incentives

August 2023

This report identifies strategic low-cost opportunities for agriculture and food production in East Cleveland, Ohio, and analyzes the state and local laws and policies that might help or hinder residents’ ability to capitalize on these opportunities. The report explores how East Cleveland residents might take advantage of Ohio’s regulatory structure to efficiently leverage existing resources into viable food-based businesses, owned by community members at every stage of production. Part III of the report covers regarding the composting of food waste.

Achieving Zero Food Waste: A State Policy Toolkit

Prevention | Recovery | Recycling

State

Date Labeling | Liability Protections | Government Grants and Incentives | Tax Incentives | Climate Action Plans | Food Safety for Food Donations | Food Waste Deterrence Policies | Compost Incentives | Food Scraps for Animal Feed | Zero Food Waste Coalition | National Food Waste Strategies

May 2023

In response to constituent demand, state leaders are at the forefront of advancing efforts to tackle food waste across the United States—ensuring food makes it to those experiencing food insecurity, creating jobs and economic opportunities, while also addressing environmental harms and climate change. FLPC, in collaboration with the Zero Food Waste Coalition, created this toolkit to similarly embolden officials and advocates from across the country to learn from each other’s successes and accelerate their own leadership and impact. This toolkit contains a range of tried and tested policies that states can use to prevent food waste and keep food out of landfills and incinerators.

Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill

Prevention | Recovery | Recycling

National

Date Labeling | Liability Protections | Government Grants and Incentives | Tax Incentives | Compost Incentives | Food Scraps for Animal Feed | Consumer Education | Federal Advocacy

April 2022

Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill details how Congress can act to reduce food waste and recommends specific provisions to include in the 2023/2024 Farm Bill. Given the bipartisan support for measures to reduce food waste, the farm bill provides an exciting opportunity to invest in food waste reduction efforts for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. This report breaks food waste recommendations into four categories, based on whether they are intended to prevent food waste, increase food recovery, recycle food scraps through composting or anaerobic digestion, or coordinate food waste reduction efforts.