Dive Summary:

• Mayor Bloomberg and his administration are expected to introduce legislation that will require large commercial institutions such as hospitals, hotels and colleges to keep food waste out of landfills by 2015.
• The hope is that the costs associated with organic waste recycling due to high transportation prices and few food recycling locations will be reduced as more facilities are built.
• The ​New York City Council, in conjunction with Mayor Bloomberg, previously implemented a residential pilot program for composting organic scraps, with over 100 restaurants voluntarily agreeing to reduce the amount of organic waste sent to landfills.

From the article:

... Food waste accounts for a third of the city's more than 20,000 tons of daily refuse.

Massachusetts' ban on commercial landfilling of food waste could take effect in 2014. As more jurisdictions implement such policies, the private market will develop facilities to process food waste, Mr. Goldstein said. ...