New State Rules Say LA Has To Spend Millions Collecting Food Waste. But Who Will Pay For That?

'We need to be mindful of the costs that this city is going to be assuming very soon because of these mandates,' Councilmember Paul Krekorian says that could mean 'significant unfunded mandates on local governments.'

Food Cycle Collective in Pomona composts an average of 1,300 pounds of food waste each week. Californians throw out nearly 6 million tons of food waste each year.

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