USDA Renews Food Waste Composting Progress Reporting Forms
Published Date: 7/24/2025
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Summary
The government wants to keep collecting info on how groups are doing with composting and cutting down food waste. This is a renewal of an existing form, so no changes or new costs are coming. If you’re part of these cooperative agreements, you’ll keep sharing updates as usual.
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Composting and Food‑Waste Reporting Renewal
If you participate in a Composting and Food Waste Reduction Cooperative Agreement, you must continue submitting progress reports under the existing approved information collection. This action renews the current reporting requirement without change and does not add new costs or new reporting items.
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