Across the board, local governments, businesses and non-profit organizations are turning to technology to facilitate the complex work of food recovery. As a software company specializing in waste reduction, we\u2019re frequently asked if Recyclist has a food recovery solution. Here\u2019s the answer:<\/p>\n
The Recyclist Program Tracker<\/strong><\/a> is a comprehensive commercial and multi-family waste tracking solution. For our California customers, in anticipation of SB 1383, we have already rolled out food recovery features to track:<\/p>\n Because it’s highly customizable, some of our customers also use the Program Tracker to track food recovery programs. For instance, drivers for a food recovery program in one city use the mobile app version of the Program Tracker to log pickup dates, weights, donors, recipients and even photos if necessary. This allows the city to track their program and see reports in real time.<\/p>\n The Program Tracker is designed to be a central repository for all program information and data, so if you do use one of the solutions listed below, we’ll gladly import data from any platform into our Program Tracker, giving you direct visibility into both the small and big pictures.<\/p>\n Connecting the dots between donors and recipients is complicated and requires a company\u2019s full focus. Luckily for the waste industry, many organizations have thrown their hats into this ring, giving both donors and recipients a lot of great choices.<\/p>\n Below is a list of the apps, online platforms and networks that facilitate recovering edible food and transporting it to hungry people. We are grateful for these companies\u2019 commitment to make the world a less-hungry, less-wasteful place and encourage you to check them out. Note that this list is specifically geared toward California businesses and residents, though some of the companies operate nationwide and even internationally.<\/p>\n The following apps and websites help connect the average person with restaurants and businesses that have excess food. They typically partner with businesses to make sure that food gets sold at a discounted price before it goes bad.<\/p>\n These apps and websites are worth investigating if you are a food business looking to find a home for larger amounts excess food. They will help you get your food to the people who need it, as well as give you reports and data on what is typically overproduced.<\/p>\n These apps and websites are marketplaces or maps to connect the average person with extra food to another person who needs it \u2014 directly!<\/p>\n Why throw out or haul all your old food when you move? Move for Hunger<\/strong><\/a> connects registered moving companies with people who are moving. The hired movers will pick up your unwanted, non-perishable food items and deliver it to local food banks.<\/p>\n The following companies offer software or resources for food businesses to track their food waste.<\/p>\n If food has already spoiled and can\u2019t be donated, these two companies have a great solution: compost!<\/p>\n If you can\u2019t find the solution you need, Recyclist offers technology consulting<\/a> services. Get in touch<\/a> \u2014 we\u2019re be happy to talk to you about developing a custom solution to meet your needs.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Across the board, local governments, businesses and non-profit organizations are turning to technology to facilitate the complex work of food recovery. As a software company specializing in waste reduction, we\u2019re frequently asked if Recyclist has a food recovery solution. Here\u2019s the answer: What We Do: Program Tracking The Recyclist Program Tracker is a comprehensive commercial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resourcetype-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/routeware.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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