Model Municipal Ordinances on Community Composting: Reducing Barriers and Advancing Opportunities

WEBINAR

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
1:00 pm

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

CLICK HERE for more information and to register for this webinar.

The webinar will cover the ELI/NRDC Model Municipal Zoning Ordinance on Community Composting and the upcoming ELI/NRDC/ILSR Model Municipal Ordinance on Reducing Operational Barriers and Advancing Community Composting.

The Models aim to address local zoning and operational barriers to community composting and highlight opportunities for municipalities to advance community composting through education, technical assistance, and financial assistance.

In tandem, these two Models can be adapted and adopted by local governments to advance community composting as part of overall food waste reduction efforts, bringing various environmental, economic, and social co-benefits to local communities.

Speakers:

Linda Breggin
Environmental Law Institute

Darby Hoover
Natural Resource Defense Council

Brenda or Julia or Sofia
Institute for Local Self-Reliance

A local government official (TBD)

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.

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