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Recommendation ORG4: Develop a strategy to increase industrial and agricultural organics recovery

Develop and begin implementing a strategy to increase closed-loop recycling in the industrial (food processing) and agricultural sectors. This should include the following:
  1. Assess barriers, key leverage opportunities and various approaches to increasing organics reuse and recycling in the agricultural and industrial sectors.
  2. Related Milestone

    A plan to address statutory and regulatory barriers to closed-loop organics recycling is widely supported.

    Related Milestone

    Implementation of an agreed upon strategy for increasing agricultural and industrial organics recycling is under way.
  3. Develop a set of specific actions and a proposed timeline for increasing organics recovery and recycling throughout these sectors.
  4. Related Milestone

    Implementation of an agreed upon strategy for increasing agricultural and industrial organics recycling is under way.
  5. Advertise success of current projects, especially links to environmental benefits.
  6. Related Milestone

    Most people throughout the state are aware of the ongoing “healthy soils” program, and a significant percentage of the people understand the benefits of healthy soils.
  7. Research and develop a package of incentives to encourage organics recovery in the agricultural and industrial sectors.
  8. Related Milestone

    Effective incentives for encouraging organics closed-loop recycling have been identified and pursued.
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