Food Waste

Even as more restaurants track their food waste, donate leftovers to charity or compost, they could go even further with more education.

The state is already on track to implement a July 2020 ban on grocery store plastic bags.

Sodexo is the first global foodservice company to tie its financing to its performance in preventing food waste.

NEEF coordinates with EPA on key initiatives, including EPA's Recycling Initiative, Trash-free Waters Program and Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative.

The province has plans to ban all organic waste from landfill by 2022, but some are concerned composting capacity will become a top issue.

The United Nations World Food Programme has launched Stop the Waste in an effort to raise awareness about food waste and hunger.

The proposal would require additional food-related businesses to separate organic waste.

The $4.2 million digester will close this December due to a lack of available food scraps.

The plan will increase diversion of food material and textiles, aid municipal and commercial recycling and enhance enforcement of waste disposal bans.