09/29/2026
🥕🍠🍆It's the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, and we're thanking our partners in the Pacific Southwest who are helping put good food to use, redirecting food from landfills to the tables of families and communities in need. 🍽️
Please join us at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as we recognize the organizations working hard to . Read about our partner organizations below, and find more information about the Feed it Onward program at www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/feed-it-onward
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Waste Not Arizona rescues surplus food directly from restaurants, resorts, grocery stores, caterers, and corporate campuses that would otherwise go to waste, and delivers it the same day, at no cost, to nonprofits serving people throughout the Phoenix area.
The Food Basket, Inc. - Hawai'i Island's Food Bank and Kōkua Harvest strive to create a model for food security and sustainability on Hawaiʻi Island. The program works to reduce food waste at the source, strengthen community ties, and improve access to fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables for all.
California Food Banks partners with California growers to recover surplus produce from fields across the state and deliver it to food banks serving communities. In turn, families receive fresh California-grown fruits and vegetables alongside pantry staples and proteins.
Flagstaff Family Food Center rescues nearly 1 million pounds of food each year, redirecting food no longer suitable for people to farms and ranches as animal feed and compost. Their partnership with the Arizona Game & Fish Department also helps turn confiscated elk and deer from illegal poaching into nutritious protein for local families.
