Connecticut HB 5618: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE REDUCTION OF FOOD WASTE IN SCHOOLS.

Status: REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment (as of 2023-01-18)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2023 · Bill: HB 5618

Subjects: Composting, Food, School meals, Studies

Sponsors: Rader, Moira

Bill Text

LCO No. 2859 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5618
January Session, 2023 LCO No. 2859

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT

Introduced by:
REP. RADER, 98th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE REDUCTION
OF FOOD WASTE IN SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish a pilot program in 1
schools that will study the environmental impact of food waste in public 2
schools and means to integrate composting of such waste while 3
providing an instructional opportunity for such schools and their 4
communities. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To address food waste in our schools and establish an educational
opportunity for communities to address a needed environmental
change in behavior.

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