Cities throughout California are gearing up to meet goals for reducing organic waste, and especially edible waste. The goals were set for the coming years by a 2016 state law.
The state aims to reduce organic waste in landfills by 75 percent by 2025, and save food from going to the landfill—a 20 percent reduction of edible waste. The idea is to recover that wasted food for food-insecure Californians, approximately one in eight adults and one in five children in the state.
