Creating a Glide Path for Municipal Action: An Overview of Model Ordinances and Executive Orders on Food Waste Reduction

WEBINAR

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
1:00 pm

This event is free and open to the public but you must register. 

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Speakers:

Linda Breggin, Senior Attorney & Director, ELI Center for State and Local Governance
Environmental Law Institute

Darby Hoover, Senior Resource Specialist
Natural Resource Defense Council

Sophia Jones, Policy and Advocacy Project Manager

Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Food waste reduction can help municipalities meet their climate and waste reduction goals by diverting organic waste from landfills and incinerators, where it contributes significantly to methane emissions. Community Composting can also advance a range of economic, social, and environmental benefits for local residents–from providing job training and education to improving local soil health.

Please join the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to learn about the suite of governance tools they have developed to reduce the time and effort required of municipalities to adopt ordinances, executive orders, and policies to reduce food waste. In addition, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) as well as a local government representative will discuss use of these off-the-shelf tools in practice, including an in-depth look at a new ELI/NRDC/ILSR model ordinance on community composting that will be released this Spring. The new model ordinance aims to reduce operational barriers (including permitting) and provide support for community composting through education, technical assistance, and financial assistance.

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About Food Waste Prevention Week in the DMV’s Co-Hosts

Community Food Rescue, a program of Manna Food Center, is the coordinated food recovery network of Montgomery County, Maryland. This program partners with businesses, individuals, and organizations to recover and redistribute perfectly good food to people experiencing hunger.

The DC Food Recovery Working Group comprises a variety of partners from food banks, non-profits, and for-profits working on food recovery, DC government agencies, local environmental and sustainability organizations, and food recovery advocates. The Working Group promotes food recovery programs, organizations, and resources, and develops new food recovery partnerships, programs, and resources for greater DC.

The Montgomery County Food Council serves as the primary connection point for businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and residents around food system issues in our County. The Council brings together over 2,000 local and regional partners in community-wide education, advocacy, and capacity building initiatives in support of an equitable and resilient food system that is healthy for our community, economy, and environment.  

Food Rescue US – DC is the local arm of Food Rescue US, a national nonprofit dedicated to reducing food waste and alleviating the burden of food insecurity. Operating across the District, northern Virginia, and nearby parts of Maryland, FRUS – DC rescues over 40,000 pounds of food every week by organizing volunteers on its proprietary app to deliver to local social service agencies.

#FWPW #foodwastepreventionweek

 

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