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A new 2026 law requires local districts to reduce their food waste by half by 2035.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Waste 360. Click here to read the article.

A new 2026 law requires each New Jersey solid waste management district to develop and implement a strategy that will reduce food waste by at least 50 percent by 2030. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection needs to approve the strategies.

The bill increases the local focus of food waste reduction. Districts are required to increase the donation of “surplus edible food,” develop food waste diversion methods that also reduce methane emissions, and increase public awareness of surplus food waste.

Table to Table Executive Director Heather Thompson praised the bill’s passage.

“I think this bill will strengthen county- and community-level awareness of the impact of food waste. And it will strengthen the commitment to implement solutions locally, instead of seeing the problem as too large to solve or too removed to be concerned about. We are already seeing positive impacts in a couple of counties,” Thompson told Waste360.

Thompson also said it allows Table to Table to build deeper partnerships in our five-county footprint, “and it opens opportunities to work more closely with county and municipal leaders to explore and implement strategies to expand our work and achieve food waste reduction goals.”

Table to Table is New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, bridging the gap between food being wasted and people facing food insecurity. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 276 community partners, including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, Table to Table touches a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Since 1999 we have rescued more than 133,271 tons of nutritious food — enough for 266,542,863 million meals — and delivered it to our neighbors in need, saving over 612 metric tons of methane saved.

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Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on WMBC-TV News.

Table to Table is New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, bridging the gap between food being wasted and people facing food insecurity. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 276 community partners, including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, Table to Table touches a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Since 1999 we have rescued more than 133,271 tons of nutritious food — enough for 266,542,863 million meals — and delivered it to our neighbors in need, saving over 612 metric tons of methane saved.

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North Jersey towns will host World Cup Fan Festival events this summer, officials announced Wednesday. Here’s how to get involved.

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Ridgewood Patch. Click here to read the entire article.

A host of World Cup soccer-related fan events will take place in North Jersey — including in Jersey City, Newark, Bergen County, and the Meadowlands region — this June and July, with live music, food, and more, officials announced Wednesday.

Events will take place at county parks, including Bergen County’s Overpeck Park and Secaucus’ Laurel Hill Park, as well as neighborhoods and downtowns.

Goya Foods, NJ Transit, and other agencies, companies, and charities will be involved in the events. Table to Table will serve as the “official food security partner,” educating attendees and allowing food contributions to the needy.

Table to Table is New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, bridging the gap between food being wasted and people facing food insecurity. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 276 community partners, including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, Table to Table touches a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Since 1999 we have rescued more than 133,271 tons of nutritious food — enough for 266,542,863 million meals — and delivered it to our neighbors in need, saving over 612 metric tons of methane saved.

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Five Goya‑backed festival sites confirmed across Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on binje.com. Click here to read the entire article.

GOYA Presents Flag Cities on Wednesday took two more big steps to becoming the premier fan festival destination in the area for the World Cup with the announcement of two more host locations in marquee spots in Newark (Mulberry Commons) and Jersey City (Christopher Columbus Drive).

The locations join previously announced host locations in Secaucus (Laurel Hill Park), Bergen County (Overpeck Park), and East Rutherford (Main Street) — giving the event blanket coverage in North Jersey.

Each location will hold a one-day festival on the day before each of the five opening-round matches to be played at MetLife Stadium. The festivals, which will charge a small fee to enter, will have food and entertainment and plenty of soccer — both to play and to watch on big screen TVs.

And Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue, will serve as the official food security partner, adding a critical philanthropic touchpoint that will serve to educate attendees, reduce food waste, and feed local neighbors in need.

Table to Table is New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, bridging the gap between food being wasted and people facing food insecurity. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 276 community partners, including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, Table to Table touches a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Since 1999 we have rescued more than 133,271 tons of nutritious food — enough for 266,542,863 million meals — and delivered it to our neighbors in need, saving over 612 metric tons of methane saved.

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Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on ROI-NJ.com. Click here to read the complete story.

Goya Presents Flag Cities 2026, the FIFA World Cup 2026 fan festival series in Northern New Jersey, announced March 11 the addition of Newark and Jersey City as the fourth and fifth official host locations, joining Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus, East Rutherford, and Bergen County’s Overpeck Park as Flag Cities hosts.

The announcement was made by Goya with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey City Mayor James Solomon and Hudson County Executive Craig Guy.

Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue, will serve as the official food security partner, adding a critical philanthropic touchpoint that will serve to educate attendees, reduce food waste, and feed local neighbors in need.

Table to Table is New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, bridging the gap between food being wasted and people facing food insecurity. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 276 community partners, including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, Table to Table touches a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Since 1999 we have rescued more than 133,271 tons of nutritious food — enough for 266,542,863 million meals — and delivered it to our neighbors in need, saving over 612 metric tons of methane saved.

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Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on NorthJersey.com. Click here for the story.

The Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce is doing its part to get the community involved in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup by helping to host several fan festivals in North Jersey.

Five communities will participate in what is essentially a tour of events called Flag Cities 2026. The events are presented by Goya. The events will include live match broadcasts, food trucks, beer gardens, vendors, crafts, cultural activities, and more.

Table to Table will serve as the official food security partner, adding a critical philanthropic touchpoint that will serve to educate attendees and provide direct food contributions to food-insecure families through its network.

Table to Table is New Jersey’s first and largest food rescue nonprofit, bridging the gap between food being wasted and people facing food insecurity. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 276 community partners, including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, Table to Table touches a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Since 1999 we have rescued more than 133,271 tons of nutritious food — enough for 266,542,863 million meals — and delivered it to our neighbors in need, saving over 612 metric tons of methane saved.

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