Authorizes certain large food waste generators to send food waste to sanitary landfill facilities for purpose of generating Class I renewable energy or renewable natural gas.
This bill allows large food waste generators (those producing 52+ tons annually at a single location) to comply with food waste recycling requirements by sending waste to sanitary landfills that capture landfill gas. Instead of mandatory recycling at dedicated facilities, businesses may use landfills equipped to convert methane gas into Class I renewable energy (like electricity) or renewable natural gas meeting pipeline standards. This provides an alternative compliance path if recycling facilities are unavailable within 25 miles or if the cost of recycling exceeds disposal costs by 10% or more. The bill does not change existing recycling mandates but adds landfill gas-to-energy as a valid method for meeting waste disposal obligations.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
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