Request for a public hearing

Review curbside food waste program status and waitlist

Last activity April 9, 2026 (5 months ago)

  1. Introduced

    April 6, 2026

  2. In committee

    The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.

  3. Council vote

  4. Adopted

The Council is preparing a hearing to discuss the City of Boston’s curbside food waste collection program. The hearing will review enrollment and waitlist data, program operations, eligibility criteria, and city plans for expansion. It will consider equity across neighborhoods and building types and align with Zero Waste Boston goals for 2035.

Affects Residents of Boston neighborhoods and Building managers and residents of multi-unit buildings

Filed by Brian Worrell, Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Erin Murphy, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Miniard Culpepper, Liz Breadon, Ruthzee Louijeune, Sharon Durkan, and Gabriela Coletta Zapata

Now with the Committee on City Services

About Environment & Climate

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Official title

Order for a hearing to discuss the status of the City of Boston's Curbside Food Waste Collection Program.

Timeline

  1. April 8, 2026

    Referred to

    City Council

    On motion of Councilor Coletta Zapata, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Durkan and Louijeune as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on City Services.