Saving food today. Feeding more tomorrow.
We built Waste Not Food Taxi as a network of volunteer drivers who will pick up commercial leftovers and deliver them to one of our partner hunger-relief agencies. We can accept ALL edible food -- meats that have reached their sell-by date, dairy products slightly past their sell-by date, limp, bruised, and over-ripe produce, and slightly stale baked goods. Salads already dressed, hot food that must be eaten the same day, soups, beverages -- you name it, we'll find an effective use for it.
Once we've reclaimed all the edible food that's being wasted, we're working with the counties to enroll businesses in food waste recycling -- they can extract energy from inedible scraps and convert it to electricity, then compost the remaining solids. Food waste makes up 25% of our landfills, and we have the ability to eliminate ALL of it!
Waste Not is growing at a rapid pace, primarily in response to needs as we learn of them. But we do have a long-term vision. We believe that food is a right, not a luxury. We believe that every human, no matter their income, health status, sexual orientation, addictions, race, or living circumstances, has the right to basic shelter, clean water, food and clothing, and that we have more than enough to make sure they receive it.
We intend to build a solid network of all the organizations providing these services, and an online tool for us all to communicate and coordinate. We intend to identify the gaps in services and find creative ways to fill them. We will then document our process and procedures, write about what does and doesn't work, and provide all of our data to anyone who wants it free of charge. We believe this is the most efficient and effective way to completely eliminate hunger and need -- by solving the problems locally and providing a free franchise opportunity to caring activists in other communities. No matter how large or small a population is, each is capable of meeting the needs of everyone.
Once we've reclaimed all the edible food that's being wasted, we're working with the counties to enroll businesses in food waste recycling -- they can extract energy from inedible scraps and convert it to electricity, then compost the remaining solids. Food waste makes up 25% of our landfills, and we have the ability to eliminate ALL of it!
Waste Not is growing at a rapid pace, primarily in response to needs as we learn of them. But we do have a long-term vision. We believe that food is a right, not a luxury. We believe that every human, no matter their income, health status, sexual orientation, addictions, race, or living circumstances, has the right to basic shelter, clean water, food and clothing, and that we have more than enough to make sure they receive it.
We intend to build a solid network of all the organizations providing these services, and an online tool for us all to communicate and coordinate. We intend to identify the gaps in services and find creative ways to fill them. We will then document our process and procedures, write about what does and doesn't work, and provide all of our data to anyone who wants it free of charge. We believe this is the most efficient and effective way to completely eliminate hunger and need -- by solving the problems locally and providing a free franchise opportunity to caring activists in other communities. No matter how large or small a population is, each is capable of meeting the needs of everyone.