Join the Advocacy Committee

The NJCC's Legislative Committee is very active. Join the committee to help influence policy and programs to support the industry. Coalition building is a lot of work and we welcome your participation.

The committee meets Monthly every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Email us if you're interested in joining the committee!

Current Priorities Include:

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Small scale exemptions to promote community level composting
Updating state composting permitting requirements to promote the development of compost infrastructure
Encouraging counties to update their solid waste plans to allow organics recycling

Stay tuned for updates on each of these priorities!

Leg Tracker

Bills we're currently tracking:

A1439/S2730 - County Food Waste Reduction/Recycling Planning
A4547/S3154 - Community Garden Composting Exemption
A4548/S3153 - Regional Schools Composting Exemption
A5191/S421 - Establishes statewide targets to reduce organics waste in landfills
S418/A4342 - Standardize date labels for food packaging to reduce food waste
S426/A1444 - Extended producers responsibility for packaging products (including compostable packaging)
S3185/A4724 - CBT credit for development of anaerobic digestion facilities that process food waste.

Join the Advocacy Committee

Join the Advocacy Committee

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Current Priorities Include:

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Join the Advocacy Committee

Leg Tracker

Bills we're currently tracking:

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