Text of Mandatory Food Rescue Donation Act- For Business Establishments

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Title: Mandatory Food Rescue Donation Act- For  Business  Establishments

Executive Summary:
 Because One of every 7 people in the United States is food insecure,a condition marked by not knowing when, or if, they will receive their next meal, and because  food establishments throw away over 40% of edible food that passes through their systems merely because it is not fresh, not bad, just not fresh.

This bill would marry two needs:

1. Feeding our hungry.

 2.Protecting our environment from the massive amounts of uneaten food, hundreds of billions of pounds each year that wind up polluting our landfills, decomposing into methane gas a major source of global warming.



Bill Text

Any establishment in which food sales make up more than 30% of gross sales will be required to install a special food rescue donation freezer in their establishment. Each day any food that is deemed no longer appropriate for sale but is still  edible would be required to be f frozen in freezer instead of tossing it in dumpsters. Each day, or whenever freezer is full, same establishments will be required to have a working arrangement in advance with local food pantries or will be free to call any pantry on demand to pick up contents of freezer. Food pantry will take all responsibility for distributing food to the hungry.



Bill sponsors footnote: This bill intent is to eradicate  hunger in the United States by using the food we already have, reclaiming it in a responsible way.
 It's intent is also to protect our environment by limiting the amount of edible food that is allowed to be thrown into our landfills decomposing into methane gas a major source of global warming

I Kathleen Mitro agree to sponsor this Bill using my real name and picture for the life of this Bill.

I have searched through other citizens proposed bills to insure I am not replicating others efforts.

I genuinely have a proposal for something new
The funding source for this legislation will come from said freezer being recognized as a recycle bin and as such the financial responsibility of the business establishment to purchase.
The financial responsibility of picking up and distributing the food will fall to the food pantry that takes possession of it.



Kathy Mitro

2043 South Atlantic Avenue

#708

Daytona Beach, Florida

32118