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Department of Ecology
Committees, Boards, and Workgroups

Food Donation Workgroup

Workgroup to study food donation by businesses

This workgroup formed according to Washington’s Organics Management Law (OML) 2.0, passed by the 2024 Legislature as HB2301. The goal is to develop recommendations for increased food donation from commercial generators in Washington State. The Food Center at the Department of Ecology (“Ecology”) facilitates the workgroup and will pass their recommendations to the legislature in a report by Sep. 1, 2025.

This page is a place for the public and workgroup members to get meeting agendas, summaries, notes, and other information, including the meeting link. Workgroup member affiliations were outlined in OML 2.0, and Ecology sent invites in June 2024. Please bookmark this page to stay up-to-date on work group research and development.

All meetings are from 10 am – 12pm PST via Zoom. Meeting dates are listed below. Members of the public are invited to attend and provide written comments through Zoom chat. There will also be about 10 minutes at the end of each meeting for verbal comments. Outside of meetings, comments can be sent to FoodCenter@ecy.wa.gov or any member of the workgroup.

Food Donation Workgroup Meeting Dates (register here):

  • July 30, 2024
  • August 20, 2024
  • September 24, 2024
  • October 22, 2024
  • January 21, 2025
  • February 25, 2025
  • March 25, 2025

April 29, 2025

Documents

 File NameFile SizeDescriptionCategoryDate Added
Food Donation Work Group Members.xlsx 21.4 KB Work Group Members
Work Group Members
Notes and Records 07/25/24 11:39 AM
Food Donation Work Group Meeting 1 Agenda_7.30.24.docx 54.8 KB Agenda - Meeting #1 7/30/24
Agenda - Meeting #1 7/30/24
None 07/25/24 11:39 AM
Food Donation Workgroup Op Procedures_7.25.24.docx 417.6 KB Operating Procedures
Operating Procedures
None 07/25/24 11:54 AM