Corporate policies often dictate that employees and managers must comply with destroying or throwing away unsaleable but otherwise useable goods, or risk being fired and charged with theft. However, corporate policy must abide by all local regulations. We have drafted a template for a county ordinance that would allow the recovery of such goods for use by the community, through redistribution to nonprofits or composting for community gardens, while minimizing administrative or fiscal burdens on both businesses and government. Feel free to download, alter, and submit this ordinance to your local county board.

For those interested in doing so, your next steps will be to coordinate with your local activists and relevant groups, request that your proposal be added to the agenda of your next county board meeting, and prepare your 3 minute proposal speech.

Check back for informational flyers for businesses and the task force, and other downloadable resources.