Prevent food waste

Food waste prevention resources

While SB 1383 requires you to recover your surplus food, there are many opportunities to prevent surplus food in the first place. Check out our video series detailing best practices to prevent surplus food in grocery stores, hotels, restaurants, schools, health facilities, and large venues. Each webinar recording features guest speakers from businesses and institutions that have successfully reduced their surplus food, and also provides information about food donation and SB 1383 compliance. 

Below is a list of resources, service providers, and applications designed to help businesses and organizations reduce the amount of surplus food they generate. Click on any image to see more information in an expanded view. 

Note: The Santa Clara County Food Recovery Program does not vet or approve these resources or service providers. If you are a service provider and would like to be added to this tool, please contact us.
 

Prevention is the best way to tackle food waste, according to the EPA’s Wasted Food Scale: