Celebrating 2025 Event Impacts
Please note: In 2026, Food Waste Prevention Week is moving!
The week will take place at the end of September in alignment with the International Day of Food Loss and Waste - September 28-October 4, 2026.
WhY Food Waste Prevention Week?
Did you know, on average, a family could save $3,000 annually just by using food they've already purchased instead of throwing it away?
That's essentially working 90+ hours—more than two full work weeks—just to earn money that ends up in the trash. What could your family do with both that extra cash and time?
Food Waste Prevention Week brings our communities together to address one of today's most overlooked opportunities - reducing wasted food. It's not just about saving money; it's about creating a triple win for our wallets, our neighbors, and our planet.
Think about it: Every time food goes uneaten, we're throwing away all the water, energy, and land used to produce it. Meanwhile, many in our community's struggle with food access.
That's why partners across the globe are uniting through social media campaigns, in-person events, webinars, contests, and youth engagement initiatives to transform how we value food.
Join us in building a movement where food is valued and more people thrive.
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Washington:
110 Partners
FLORIDA + OREGON:
67 partners
Oregon:
54 partners
California: 37 New York: 35 Illinois: 26 Maryland + Minnesota: 25
Tennessee: 23 Colorado: 21
10 Million Makers
211 Info
29 Dines
360 Eats
4Roots
530 Food Rescue Coalition
A Simple Gesture
ACT - A Common Thread
ACUA
AkadiEco and Mentorship Ventures
Alaska Food Policy Council
Albuquerque Public Schools
ALDEA VERDE
Aloha Harvest
American Frozen Food Institute
Annie’s Home Farm
Anoka County Recycling & Resource Solutions
Appalachian RC & D Council
Aramark
Aramark Collegiate Hospitality
Aramark, UofL Dining
Artys Sweet Talk Cupcakes LLC
Ascentria SNAP-Ed
Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin (AROW)
Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department
Back to Earth Compost Crew
Badger Prairie Needs Network
Ballard Food Bank
Beard Homestead
Beaverhead Conservation District
Bend La Pine School District
Benton County
Better Together Community Support
Beverly Public Schools
Big Big Table
Boone County Solid Waste Management District
Bremerton Foodline
Bridgeway Elementary School
Bright Beat
BRING
Broward County Government
Broward County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services Department
Bubbly Dynamics LLC
Business Performance Improvement
CAFE Food Rescue
CAIN
CalRecycle
Can Manufacturers Institute
Canoe Creek K-8
Capital Area Food Bank- Nutrition Education Team
Careit
cariboo chilcotin conservation society
Carver Center (Baltimore County Public Schools)
Cascadia Produce
Center for Food Conservation and Waste Reduction
Center for Sustainable Development at College of Charleston
Central Oregon Community College
Central Oregon Locavore
Central Virginia Waste Management Authority
Change Today Change Tomorrow
Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at FIU - Florida International University
Charles County Environmental Resources
Charlotte Library
Chartwells HIgher Education
Chatham County Solid Waste & Recycling
Chelan-Douglas Community Action Council
Chicago, Department of Environment
Chickadee Compost
City and County of Denver
City Fruit
City of Albany, Oregon
City of Albuquerque
City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations
City of Ann Arbor, Solid Waste
City of Atlanta Mayors Office of Sustainability and Resilience - Food Systems Team
City of Auburn
City of Austin
City of Beaverton
City of Bloomington, MN
City of Bothell
City of Brooklyn Park
City of Carlsbad Sustainable Materials Management Division
City of Chicago
City of Columbus
City of Denton
City of Diamond Bar
City of Dillon
City of Edina
City of Eugene Waste Prevention
City of Federal Way
CITY OF FLORENCE
City of Gainesville Zero Waste Initiative
City of Glendale, CA
City of Gresham
City of Hopkins
City of Hutchinson - Creekside Soils
City of Iowa City
City of Issaquah
City of Keizer
City of Kenmore
City of Kirkland
City of Long Beach
City of Lynnwood
City of Missoula
City of Modesto Solid Waste Division
City of Orono
City of Philadelphia Department of Prisons
City of Portland
City of Portland Sustainability Office
City of Renton
City Of Renton - Sustainability/SWU
City of Richfield
City of Saint Paul
City of Scottsdale
City of Seattle
City of Seattle, Seattle Public Utilities
City of Shoreline
City of Shorewood
City of St. Louis Park
City of Tacoma - Solid Waste Management
City of Tampa Solid Waste
City of Tukwila
City of Vancouver, WA
Clark County Food System Council
Clark County Public Health
Clarkson University & Compost for Good
Clarkson/Compost for Good community compost outreach liaison team
Clay Squared to Infinity
Clean Memphis
ClearCOGS
Clifton rec Center
Climate and Health Diplomacy
Climate Reality Project, North Broward and Palm Beach County chapter
C'Mon Betty
Coalition of Community Gardens Inc
COFFEE RESURRECT, Inc.
Collective Resource Compost Cooperative
Collins Elementary
Colorado Changemakers Collective
Common Good City Farm
Common Threads Farm
Community Food Co-op
Community Fruit Rescue
Community Gardens of Tucson
Community Harvest SRQ
Community Resource Center of Teton Valley/ Food for Good
Compost Carpool and Compost Carpool Food Project
Compostology Corp.
Concordia Charter School
Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes
Connecticut Coalition for Economic and Environmental Justice
Consumption Literacy Project
Cook The Garden Podcast
Cooper Mountain Elementary School
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County
Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
County of San Diego, Solid Waste Planning & Recycling
Courtade Elementary School
CT Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection
Cultivate Food Rescue
Curbside Compost
David Fairchild Elementary PTA
DC Food Policy Council
Denton ISD - Harpool Middle School
Denver Department of Public Health & Environment
Denver Food Rescue
Denver Public Schools - Sustainability
Department of Public Service
Deschutes County
Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste
DesertNET International. DNI
Divine Genesis LLC
Dream in Green
DuPage County
Eagle Valley Community Foundation (The Community Market)
earthday365
Earthingwell
EastWest Food Rescue
Eat Happy Now
Eat Local Pierce County
EatOrToss
Edible DC Magazine
Edible Food Recovery Consulting
Edible Seattle
Edible South Florida
Edison School of Innovation
Educated Choices Program
Emerald Ecovations
Empire Elementary School
Ends+Stems
Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) - City of Milwaukee
Environmental Law Institute
ERA Grizzard Real Estate
Everglades High
Evergreen Produce Connection
ExtraFood
Family Support Services Network Inc
FamilyWorks
Farm Discovery at Live Earth
Farm Sanctuary
Farm to Pantry
Farmer Frog
FarmSouth
Feasts For Beasts
Feed Louisville
Feeding Florida's Fresh Access Bucks
Feeding the Gulf Coast
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Food Recovery Coalition
Florida Fresh Dining
Florida Keys Children's Shelter
Florida Organic Growers
Food Bank of Alaska
Food Bank of Iowa
Food Connect Group
Food Connection
Food Cycle Science
Food Finders
FOOD For Lane County
Food for the Soul CT
Food For Thought Alliance, Inc.
Food Forward
Food Link
Food Recovery Initiative of Joint Venture
Food Recovery Network
Food Recovery Network at UCI
Food Rescue Partnership / Scott County Health Department
Food Rescue US - Boston
Food Rescue US - DC
Food Rescue US - Fairfield County
Food Rescue US - North Fork NY
Food Rescue US - Virginia Beach
Food Rescue US- Canyon County
Food Rescue US- CT
Food Rescue US- OH
Food Rescue US South Florida
Food Rescue US-Akron
Food Rescue US-Haslett
Food Rescue US-Lansing Communities MI
Food Rescue US-MI
Food Shift
Food Systems Lab
FoodCycle
FoodWIse of Manitowoc Co (Extension)
FoodxClimate
Foothill Farms botanical gardens
Fortside Brewing Company
Founder + CEO
Fresno State California Climate Action Corps
Friendship Donations Network
Frog Hollow Farm
Garden of Oz
Garden School Foundation
Garfield County Public Health
Gather for a Hunger Free Community
Gauteng provencial youth desk
Gensler Oakland
Genuine Skagit Valley
Geo Garden Club
Georgia Recycling Coalition
Glastonbury East Hartford Magnet School
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
Going Zero
Good Harvest Community Kitchen
Good Neighbors
Goodie Bag
Government of the District of Columbia
Grace Klein Community
GRACE TO OVERCOME, INC.
Grant County Health District
Great Forest, Inc.
Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District
Greensboro Elementary School
greenUP!/ Green Dining Nevada
Groundcycle
Grow Greater Englewood
GTF Technologies
Guilford County Environmental Services
GWU Food Recovery Network
Hamilton College
Hamilton County ReSource
Harvest of Hope Pantry
Harvest Table Culinary Group
Head Start of Lane County - UofO classroom
HealTerra
Heart of Compassion Distribution
Hennepin County
Highlandtown Green Team
Hillsborough County Extension
Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department
HM Surplus Food Committee
Hole Food Rescue
Hollywood Food Coalition
Homegrown Hillsborough
Hope & Main
Horeca Sustainability Solutions
Howard County (MD) Office of Community Sustainability
HSR Zero Waste
Hunger Helpers
Hunger Intervention Program
Hunt Hill Farm Trust Inc
iaqat corp ltd
Ideas for Healthy Living - WSU Skagit Extension
IGAP
Illinois Food Scrap & Composting Coalition
Illinois Green Business Association
Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC)
Indian Mountain School
Indian Ridge Middle School
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Innovative Waste Recycling
Inspiration Corporation
Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
Interfaith Social Services
International Community Foundation
Iowa Waste Exchange
Iowa Waste Reduction Center
It's Our Future
J. Ottman Consulting, Inc.
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
JEE Foods
Jeremy’s house
Johnathan Cares
Josephine County Farm Collective
Joyce Uptown Food Shelf
Kane County, Illinois
KC Can Compost
Kendra Scott
Kenya Small Scale Farmers Forum KESSFF
Kids In Nutrition
Kids In Nutrition (KIN)
Kind Kitchen Group
King County
King County Solid Waste Division
Kitsap County Solid Waste
Kitsap Harvest
Kittitas County Public Health Department
Knead Technology
La Soupe
Lane County
Lauderdale UT Extension
Lautenbach Recycling
League of Women Voters of Broward County
Leanne Wong Foundation
LEAP Elementary School
Leftover Love, Inc.
Lenawee County
Les Dames d'Escoffier DC
Let's Go Compost
Lewis County Department of Public Works Solid Waste Utility
LIFE Food Pantry
Littleton Public Schools
Lloyd EcoDistrict
Loaves & Fishes
Long Island Organics Initiative
Longmont Food Rescue
Los Angeles Food Policy Council
Louisiana Dairy Industry Promotion Board
Louisiana Team Nutrition
Louisville Metro Solid Waste
Loveshovel
Loving Lauderhill
LSE Fccla
LWTech Baking Arts
Magic Cycle: Feed People. Not Landfills.
Make Food Not Waste
Makeover My Leftover
Manna Food Center
Manna Market/ YouthWay Ministries
Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention
Marion Public Health
Marquette University
Marshall County Landfill
Martin Area Farmers Market
Maryland Recycling Network
Massachusetts Food System Collaborative
Master Composter and Sustainability Stewards
Master Recyclers / Environmental Management Advisory Committee City of Florence OR
Master Recyclers of Florence Oregon
Matriark Foods
McKemy Academy of International Studies
MD Dept of the Environment
M-DCPS Department of Food and Nutrition
Meals on Wheels People
Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee, Inc. (Food Bank of Manatee)
MeetGreen
Mendoza
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Georgia)
Metafoodx
metroSTOR Inc
Miami Valley Meals Inc.
Mid Michigan Waste Authority
Midwest Food Bank
Milk Crate Kitchen
Minneapolis Health Department
Miracle Food Network
Miss Agriculture USA
Mississippi Farm to School Network
Mississippi Market
Missouri Botanical Garden
MoNA
Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority
Monroe County Recycling
Montgomery College Hospitality Management Program
Montgomery County Community College
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Food Equity Coalition
Montgomery County Office of Food Systems Resilience
Montgomery County Recycling and Resource Management Division, DEP
Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority
Morris County Utilities Authority
Mother Compost
Move For Hunger
MTM Equities
My Mindful Kitchen
Natchez Trace State Park
NC Department of Environmental Quality
NC State University
NCLFC Food Waste and Recovery Workgroup
Nebraska Recycling Council
Network for Sustainable Solutions
New Fairfield Elementary School
New Fairfield High School
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
New Hanover County Recycling and Solid Waste
Newport Heights Elementary
NewTerra Compost
No Food Left Behind
No Scrap Left Behind
NOAHS ARK D.C., LLC
Norcrest Elementary
North Carolina Composting Council
North Lincoln Sanitary Service
Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network
NourishNet
NoVasta
NRPR
NWTN Local Food Network
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Observatorio Universitario de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional del Estado de Guanajuato (OUSANEG)
OC Health Care Agency
Oliver Wight Americas
OnTrack Academy
Open Cupboard Food Shelf
Orange County Public Schools
Orange County UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)
Oregon Dairy Council
Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality
Organa Biotech
Organa Tech
Orlando Bioenergy
ORS/The Exchange
Otter Tail County
Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment
Palm Beach County Food Bank
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Pennsylvania Resources Council
Pete's Garden
Phawu AgriPak
Pierce County
Pima County Food Alliance
Pinecrest Elementary School - First Grade
Pinellas County Solid Waste
Portland State University
Poulsbo Farmers Market
Praisealujah Discipleship
Prescott Farmers Market
Project Feeding Ground
Public Schools of Brookline Food Services
Pumpkins for Pigs Foundation
Puyallup Tribe
Queen Mother's Market Cooperative
Queenie Bee Raw Honey Farm, LLC
Quiet Island LLC
R2 Waste Co.
Race to Zero Waste
Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy
Recycle And Reinvest
Recycle Carver - Carver County Environmental Services
Recycle Leaders
Recycling & Environmental Action Planning Society
Recycling Connections
RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts
Regenerative Shift
Regenerative Solutions
Region D Recycling & SWMD
Renewal Mill
Rescuing Leftover Cuisine
Rethink Waste Project of The Environmental Center
ReWorks
Rice County Environmental Services
Rich
Rock The Ocean
Rockit Science Agency
Rogue Valley Farm to School
Rooted In Inc.
RPHF Solid Waste District
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Students For Environmental Awareness
S.C.R.A.P. Gallery
Safety Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE)
Safeway
Saint Paul Public Schools
Salisbury/Sharon Transfer Station Recycling Advisory Committee
San Diego Food Bank
Santa Fe College
Sasquatch Family Farms, LLC
SC Department of Environmental Services
Scenic Valley Farm
Second Harvest Inland Northwest
Second Helpings Atlanta
SECOR Cares
Sedro-Woolley Farmers Market
SENIT
Sesame Sandwiches
Seven Generations Ahead
Seven Valleys Health Coalition
Share My Meals
Sheba Organics
Sheeco Events
Siel Environmental Services Limited
Sierra Club - Middle Tennessee Group
Sierra Club Clarksville-Montgomery County
Sierra Club Connecticut
Skagit County Public Health
Skagit County Public Works - Solid Waste
Skagit County SNAP-Ed
Skagit County WSU Extension
Skagit Soils
Skagit Valley College
SMADC
Small Things Matter
Snohomish County Health Department
So Oregon Master Recyclers in Action (SOMRA)
Soapbox Project
Socially Immersed / Good Sameritan
Society of St Andrew
Soilutions
Solana Center for Environmental Innovation
Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County
Soul Food Project
South Carolina Family Community Leaders
Southern Oregon Food Solutions
Spokane County Regional Solid Waste System
Spokane Zero Waste
Spoonfuls
Springfield Compost Collective
St. Martin de Porres
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cheshire
STEAM@Tope Elementary Third Grade
StopWaste
Sue’s home
Sumner Community Food Bank
Sunflower Discount Grocery Outlet
Sunset Primary School
Sustainability Stewardship Advisory Committee
Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia
Sustainable Connections
Sustainable Events Network Florida and Caribbean
Sustainable Generation
Sustainable Living Center Walla Walla
Sustainable NCW
Sustainable TriCities
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Coalition
Table to Table Food Rescue Organization
Table2Ground
Tahoma School District Green Team Teacher Leaders
Tamiami Food Rescue
Temple Solel of Hollywood
Tennessee Agricultural Museum
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Teton Science School
The Back Yard Garden
The Brass Tacks Initiative
The Compost Chick
The Environmental Center
The Foraging Fox
The Learning Botanist
The New Kitchen
The Sanneh Foundation
The Skagit Table
The Spicy Grasshopper
The Sustainable Living Center - Walla Walla Valley Farm to School program
The Wave Foundation
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association
Thompson's Sanitary Service
Thurston County Food Bank
Thurston County Solid Waste
Tiny Circles
TN Association of Farmers Markets
Tom Lee Chariot
Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management Office
Toward Zero Waste
Town of Brookline, MA
Tracy Cammack
Trash Free Maryland
Trenton Special School District
TSCF
Twin Cities Food Justice
U.S. Agriponics, LLC
U.S. Food Waste Pact
UF
UF IFAS Extension Hillsborough County
UF/IFAS Extension in Broward County, Family and Consumer Sciences
Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency
UMass Lowell Dining
United General District 304
Univ of Central OK
University College London
University District Food Bank
University of Delaware 4-H
University of Florida IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program
University of Maine - Sen. George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
University of Maryland
University of Miami ECO Agency
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee Extension Family & Consumer Sciences
University of Washington
Upcycled Food Association
UpRoot Colorado
Urban Gleaners
Urban Gleaners
Urban Health Partnerships & Miami-Dade Food & Nutrition for All (FNFA) Collaborative
URI Cooperative Extension's Food Recovery for Rhode Island
USGBC
Vacation Donations
Vancouver Farmers Market
Varick A.M.E Zion Soup Kitchen
Verdant Technologies
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Village of Park Forest
Volusia County Public Library
WA State Farmers Market Association
Wake County Solid Waste Division
Walker Fellowship
Walla Walla Sustainable Living Center and Walla Walla Farm to School
Wallace First Baptist Church
WANDA: Women Advancing Nutrition Dietetics and Agriculture
Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District
Washington County Solid Waste & Recycling
Washington Dairy
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington State University
Washington State University - Dining Services
Washington State University Extension - King County/Metro
Waste Connections of Washington
Waste Free Greenwich
Waste Loop
Waste Reducers
Waste Reduction Team of Environmental Defenders of McHenry County
Wasted Food Action Alliance
Waste-Free Advocates
WasteLess Solutions
Water Tank Bakery Inc.
We Don't Waste
Wedge Community Co-ops
Wenatchee Valley Farmers Market
West Springfield Schools
Western Wayne County Food Policy Council
Whatcom County Health and Community Services
Wheyward Spirit
WI DNR
Wilder Environmental Consulting
William Davies Middle School
Willing Hands
Willoughby Farm -Collinsville IL
Wilson Public Relations
Wilton Go Green
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WNC Food Waste Solutions
Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week, Bard College Center for Environmental Policy
Worm Wrangler
WSU Clallam Extension
WSU Clark County Extension SNAP-Ed
WSU- Cougar Food Pantry
WSU Grant County SNAP-Ed
WSU Kitsap Extension
WSU Skagit County Extension
WSU Snohomish County Extension Sustainable Community Stewards
WSU Snohomish County SNAP-Ed
Yakima Eco Solutions LLC
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
Yamhill County Solid Waste
Yavapai College
Yes! Apples
Young Women’s Preparatory Academy PTSA
Zero Food Waste Coalition
Zero Waste BC
Zero Waste in DC
Zero Waste McMinnville
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