NC H1119

Establishes the Food Recovery and Recycling Act requiring "designated food scraps generators" (producing 2+ tons per week) including supermarkets, food service businesses, hotels, and educational institutions to separate excess edible food for donation and recycle remaining food scraps through permitted organics recyclers

Generators within 25 miles of an organics recycler with available capacity must implement proper food scrap storage, employee training, and arrange transportation to recycling facilities or operate on-site composting/digestion systems starting January 1, 2022

Waste transporters and transfer facilities must deliver food scraps to organics recyclers rather than landfills or incinerators, and incinerators/landfills are prohibited from accepting food scraps from subject generators except in cases of approved waivers

Allows generators to petition for temporary one-year waivers based on undue hardship including inability to meet the 2-ton threshold, uncompetitive processing costs, or insufficient organics recycler capacity

Appropriates $200,000 in recurring funds and $50,000 in nonrecurring funds for 2020-2021 to implement the program and excludes hospitals, nursing homes, and K-12 schools from mandatory compliance while allowing voluntary participation