New Law Increases Number of Businesses and Entities Required to Donate Food and Recycle Food Scraps at Organics Recycling Facilities. Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to expand New York’s food donation and food scraps recycling program, which provides high-quality food to low-income New Yorkers. Since launching in 2022, food waste generators have successfully diverted tens of millions of pounds of food to those in need.