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Local Food and Waste Implementation Committee

The primary objective of this chapter is to achieve Zero Waste in Bethlehem. As stated in the US Conference of Mayors’ 2015 adopted resolution In Support of Municipal Zero Waste Principles and a Hierarchy of Materials Management, “zero waste goes beyond recycling and composting at the end of a product's life cycle, to encompass the entire life cycle of a product, beginning with product design, and envisioning the use and management of materials in ways that preserve value, minimize environmental impacts, and conserve natural resources.” Bethlehem aims to achieve zero waste to landfills by 2040.

The Local Food and Waste Implementation Committee meets with the ideas and goals from this section in mind.

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Phases

Phases overview
Phase 1: Identify Year 1 & 2 Goals
Identify Year 1 & 2 Goals
Phase 2: Implement Year 1 & 2 Goals
Implement Year 1 & 2 Goals
Phase 3: Identify Year 3 Goals
Identify Year 3 Goals
Phase 4: Implement Year 3 Goals
Implement Year 3 Goals
Phase 5: Identify Year 4 Goals
Identify Year 4 Goals
Phase 6: Implement Year 4 Goals
Implement Year 4 Goals
Phase 7: Identify Year 5 Goals
Identify Year 5 Goals

Implement Year 1 & 2 Goals

May 8, 2022 - November 14, 2023

Year 1 & 2 Achievements:

  • Obtained current community garden list and developed policy for leasing community garden plots
  • Understand current waste streams
  • Visual waste audit of large events
  • Coordination with LV Food Policy Council
  • Partnership with Lehigh students on rainwater catchment system for gardens in the City
  • Created and Implemented a waste reduction, reuse, & recycling program checklist for large events & festivals
  • Created a waste reduction, reuse, & recycling program checklist for large event & festival vendors
  • Installed 3 community gardens for a total of 24 plots.
  • Reviewed food code and conducted research on how other communities recover different types of food and how to safely implement food recovery efforts.