What does it take to make organics recovery and food ware ordinances work for real businesses and communities? This panel shares key insights from the Zero Waste Sonoma Technical Assistance project, which supported hundreds of Sonoma County businesses in meeting state and local zero waste requirements. Panelists Lily Laurence (Cascadia Consulting Group), Hugo Mata (Soluna Outreach Solutions), and Xinci Tan (Zero Waste Sonoma) will highlight how equity-based outreach, multilingual engagement, and practical tools led to improved compliance. Examples include building trust, overcoming skepticism, and simplifying confusing requirements. This session offers a roadmap for turning policy mandates into community-supported, lasting systems change.
Community Support for Businesses 1: Food Ware Ordinances
October 23, 2025 from 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Speaker: Xinci Tan, Lily Laurence, Hugo Mata, Brandi Hutton, Connor Hoemann