That’s great (re the citywide composting)! Companies cite fear of a lawsuit as an excuse not to donate food. Of course the reality is that they’re just protecting profits, no one has ever been sued from donating food as far as I know, and as you mention there is a law specifically prohibiting doing so.

I’ve heard of many places where it’s illegal to give food out to people.

Where I live there is no composting, the city barely recycles even.