RI H7342

Establishes "sharing tables" in school cafeterias where students and staff can place unopened prepackaged foods, wrapped produce, and temperature-controlled perishable items for other students to take, with leftover items donated to food banks

Requires educational entities to report waste audit results to the Commissioner of Education every three years starting January 1, 2027, with results published on the department website

Mandates that food service vendors use only vendors who recycle organic waste at composting or anaerobic digestion facilities, with non-compliant vendors prohibited from future school food service contracts

Imposes $1,000 fines per violation on food service vendors who fail to submit annual reports on food donations, and bars them from future school food service contracts

Requires all educational entities to recycle organic waste at authorized composting or anaerobic digestion facilities by January 1, 2029, removing the current 15-mile proximity and 30-ton minimum thresholds