CLE: Getting to Zero—Current and Future Efforts to Reduce Food-Related Waste in the Environment
As reported on the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s website, 19 million tons of waste are put into Illinois landfills each year. Of that, food waste accounts for as much as 20 percent, which is more than any other single waste stream found in landfills today. When food waste decomposes, it produces methane, a greenhouse gas that is 25 times more harmful to the environment than carbon dioxide.
Don’t miss this online program from noon until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18 that examines the current efforts to study and reduce food waste in the environment, including the creation and ongoing work of Governor Pritzker’s Statewide Materials Management Advisory Committee (SMMAC) to develop and implement a waste reduction strategy for Illinois. Additional topics include: the anticipated and developing laws and regulations in this unique area of the law; how you can work with clients and the government to achieve the State’s goal in managing food waste problems; where Illinois food waste goes, as well as its potential reuses; and what other states have done to address this issue.
This program qualifies for 1.5 hours MCLE credit.