Disrupting the Single-Use Plastic Economy

A state law that went into effect Jan. 1 requires businesses and organizations that generate food waste to donate food and recycle the scraps.  Companies and institutions generating an annual average of two tons of wasted food per week must donate any edible food waste and to recycle the remaining scraps if the facility is within 25 miles of an organics recycler.  Representatives from Tops Friendly Markets and the University at Buffalo, two organizations that will need to comply with the law, were joined by attorneys from Hodgson Russ LLP, during a Jan. 20 virtual Thought Leaders discussion to talk about how the law will affect businesses across the region. The event was sponsored by Hodgson Russ.