New Jersey S4021 requires businesses to submit excess food reduction plans to the Department of Environmental Protection and offers a tax credit for.
New Jersey S4021 mandates businesses that cater or order food for employees, clients, or events to submit an excess food reduction plan to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) within one year of the bill's effective date. The plan must include procedures for reducing excess food, such as composting, recycling, or donating food instead of disposing of it in landfills or incinerators. The DEP will review the plans and can approve them, approve them with conditions, or disapprove them. Businesses must implement approved plans and submit reports on their effectiveness.
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