A working group of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee, the Organics Subcommittee meets on a periodic basis.
Agenda & Meeting Materials
The next meeting of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Organics Subcommittee will be held:
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This meeting will focus on continued discussion of a proposed approach to modify the Commercial Organics Waste Disposal Ban.
We will be conducting this as a virtual meeting via Zoom:
Please pre-register for the meeting. After signing up, you will receive a confirmation email that will explain how to join the meeting.
Additional background information is available on these web pages:
Additional Resources
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Open PDF file, 891.39 KB, Massachusetts Organics Action Plan, November 2023 (English, PDF 891.39 KB)
- Organics Subcommittee Archive
- Food Donation —Let’s Get Started
- Source Reduction Food Waste Guidance
- Recycling Works Case Studies
- Throwing Away Food & Money - PDF
- Preventing Food Waste
- Food: Too Good to Waste Implementation Guide and Toolkit