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Tools and tips to help your restaurant cut food waste and support sustainability in Denver.

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  1. Local Policies & Programs
  2. Research & Insights
  3. Tools for Wasted Food Reduction
  4. National Wasted Food Reduction Resources
  5. Behavior Change & CBSM
  6. Links to Project Partners

Local Policies & Programs

Resources specific to Denver and Colorado’s food waste and sustainability landscape.

  • Denver Partners in Food Safety
  • Waste No More Ordinance
  • Colorado Green Business Assistance
  • Colorado Circular Communities Funding

Research & Insights

Findings and reports that inform the Challenge’s design and strategies.

  • Denver Stakeholder Engagement and Initial Findings 2022 

Tools for Wasted Food Reduction

Practical resources and tools to help implement wasted food reduction strategies.

  • Food Donation Made Easy
  • Food Waste Reduction Made Easy
  • Food Waste Separation Made Easy
  • Hauler Contracting

National Wasted Food Reduction Resources

Resources developed by national leaders in wasted food reduction

  • ReFed Restaurant Food Waste Action Guide 
  • Natural Resources Defense Council – Food Waste Reduction Resource Library 
  • Environmental Protection Agency – Tools for Preventing and Diverting Wasted Food 
  • Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic – Tax Deduction for Food Donation  
  • Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic Federal – Liability Protection for Food Donation  
  • Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic – A Legal Guide for Using Food Scraps as Animal Feed 

Behavior Change & CBSM

Resources on how to promote sustainable behavior through Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM).

  • CDPHE Presentation on Behavior Change (CBSM)

Links to Project Partners


  • Denver Food Matters 
  • CET 
  • We Don’t Waste 
  • Drexel University Food Innovation Lab 
  • USDA 

Cut waste. Feed community. Strengthen your business.

Restaurants that care about their impact—and want to attract customers who care too—are stepping up.

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