State Regulators Grapple with Food Depackaging Rules
BioCycle and the Natural Resources Defense Council conducted a survey of 23 states to find out what officials were doing to regulate depackaging, if anything. Just three states — Vermont, Washington and North Carolina — are actively crafting such regulations, but a lot of knowledge gaps remain, according to the survey.
Vermont and Washington have both begun to solicit public comments on proposals. Public reactions so farreveal potential conflicts between compost facilities, which want the cleanest feedstock possible, and anaerobic digesters, which require high volumes, though opinions vary.