About Us
FoodCycle LA works to reduce landfill gas emissions by partnering with local food retailers to prevent food waste in Los Angeles.
FoodCycle LA
Feed people not landfills
FoodCycle LA recovers and diverts surplus food to communities experiencing food insecurity. We partner with food retailers to reroute surplus food away from landfills to organizations working to feed hungry people.
HOW WE’RE DOING IT
Leveraging Technology
FoodCycle is dedicated to introducing innovative technology into the food recovery space.
- We introduced the Careit APP to increase our impact and better recover and route excess food.
- FoodCycle collaborated with Food Oasis to create a database of organizations that are serving hungry people, so that we can move resources into the food deserts of LA where the need is greatest.
- We use electric vehicles to help recover food
Leveraging Technology
FoodCycle is dedicated to introducing innovative technology into the food recovery space.
- We introduced the Careit APP to increase our impact and better recover and route excess food.
- FoodCycle collaborated with Food Oasis to create a database of organizations that are serving hungry people, so that we can move resources into the food deserts of LA where the need is greatest.
Using Volunteers
We incorporate volunteers to help us pick up small donations rather than have it go to waste.
Building community PARTNERSHIPS
We partner with over hundreds of community based organizations to maximize our impact.
Building community PARTNERSHIPS
We collaborate with over 160 community based organizations to maximize our impact.
WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO SOLVE OLD PROBLEMS
HELPING HUNGRY PEOPLE
FIND FOOD
We worked with Hack for LA and Food Oasis to create a map of resources for hungry people and to help us direct more food into the food deserts of Los Angeles where it is most needed.
TOWARDS ZERO WASTE
FOOD WASTE PREVENTION PROGRAM
FoodCycle partnered with Winnow Systems to introduce a pilot program for businesses to save money by reducing food waste, donating edible food and directing inedible food to compost.
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Feed People Not Landfills
Funded by a grant from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) through California Climate Investments.
