Food recovery is the act of salvaging edible food that would otherwise go to waste from places like restaurants, grocery stores, markets, and other outlets. Check out the organizations below to learn more about the issues associated with the food recovery movement, including reduction of food waste.
DPR Urban Garden Division
DC Parks and Rec (DPR) Urban Garden Division works with communities across the District to establish urban Ag projects (currently 31 community gardens and 5 non profit production farms) and urban ag support systems such as a urban garden education program offering over a 100 free classes, a citywide critter proof community compost cooperative iniitiative, a garden toolshare, a greenhouse coop, tree planting intiatives and an urban bee program.
DPW Office of Waste Diversion
The DPW Office of Waste Diversion is charged with developing a zero waste plan to achieve at least an 80% waste diversion rate. It also serves as a liaison between the District and neighboring jurisdictions in developing regional waste reduction and diversion campaigns.
Growing Soul
Organization that focuses on food scrap collection services, composting, growing food, youth garden education, selling value added food products and selling fnished compost.
Storm Oil
Storm Oil truly strives to turn one person’s trash into another person’s treasure. We collect waste cooking oil from restaurants, process & refine it, and produce a biodiesel feedstock product that is 100% derived from a renewable energy source.
DC Parks and Rec (DPR) Urban Garden Division works with communities across the District to establish urban Ag projects (currently 31 community gardens and 5 non profit production farms) and urban ag support systems such as a urban garden education program offering over a 100 free classes, a citywide critter proof community compost cooperative iniitiative, a garden toolshare, a greenhouse coop, tree planting intiatives and an urban bee program.
The DPW Office of Waste Diversion is charged with developing a zero waste plan to achieve at least an 80% waste diversion rate. It also serves as a liaison between the District and neighboring jurisdictions in developing regional waste reduction and diversion campaigns.
Growing Soul
Organization that focuses on food scrap collection services, composting, growing food, youth garden education, selling value added food products and selling fnished compost.
Storm Oil
Storm Oil truly strives to turn one person’s trash into another person’s treasure. We collect waste cooking oil from restaurants, process & refine it, and produce a biodiesel feedstock product that is 100% derived from a renewable energy source.
Organization that focuses on food scrap collection services, composting, growing food, youth garden education, selling value added food products and selling fnished compost.
Storm Oil truly strives to turn one person’s trash into another person’s treasure. We collect waste cooking oil from restaurants, process & refine it, and produce a biodiesel feedstock product that is 100% derived from a renewable energy source.
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