The food waste problem is a global issue. Roughly one-third of all food produced for human consumption ends up in the trash. About $218 billion worth of food is lost each year due to spoilage and other reasons. Luckily, there are some apps designed to reduce this number and help you put the food that was going to be wasted back on your plate!
Food Rescue Hero
Food Rescue Hero organizes volunteers to deliver extra food to people in need. Food Rescue Hero is a platform that connects food donors and recipients.
The app allows users to order from restaurants, grocery stores, or other businesses that have excess inventory that would otherwise be wasted. It’s available in New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Food Rescue Hero began operations in Pittsburgh and presently has 14 locations. Contact them to learn how to introduce Food Rescue Hero to your community if yours isn’t among them.
Too Good To Go
Too Good To Go is a food waste app that helps restaurants and cafes donate leftover food to needy people. The app allows users to order food from participating businesses at a discounted price, then pick it up or deliver it to their door or workplace. Too Good To Go has been used by over 200,000 people since its launch in 2016, with more than 10 million meals saved from going into landfills.
Foodprint Group
Foodprint Group is a non-profit that aims to reduce food waste by matching surplus food with organizations that can use it. They provide a platform for people to donate surplus food and distribute it through their network of over 1,000 restaurants and shops across the UK. They also have over 10,000 volunteers who help collect, store, transport and distribute this rescued food.
Save the Food
Save the Food is a nonprofit that rescues food from restaurants and delivers it to needy people. The organization has a mobile app that allows users to order meals from participating restaurants and have them delivered to their door.
Goodr
Goodr is a social enterprise that helps restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores donate extra food to people in need. The company works with more than 1,000 food businesses in 40 cities across the U.S., providing them with waste-reduction tools such as refrigerated trucks that pick up excess inventory daily and deliver it to local shelters or pantries.
Help Reduce Food Waste
It’s clear that there are many ways we can help reduce food waste, and we hope these apps give you some ideas. If you have any other suggestions or feedback, please let us know!
