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AK HCR18
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/3/2016
Primary Sponsor
Geran Tarr
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AI Summary
- Alaska State Legislature encourages schools and businesses to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste.
- 133 billion pounds of the nation's food supply goes uneaten annually, while approximately 105,000 Alaskans struggle with hunger and 20 percent of Alaska children live in food-insecure homes.
- Recommended strategies include composting food waste for school gardens, donating excess food to food pantries, extending lunch periods, and allowing student self-service to reduce waste.
- Federal tax incentives exist for businesses that donate food, and reducing food waste decreases business costs since disposal expenses are rising.
- Resolution supports the national goal announced September 16, 2015, of achieving a 50 percent reduction in food loss and waste by 2030.
Legislative Description
Reduce Food Waste
Schools
Last Action
REFERRED TO STATE AFFAIRS
2/3/2016
Committee Referrals
State Affairs2/3/2016
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