Sustainability is foundational to our work at the Foodbank. By recuing food, reducing waste and embracing eco-friendly practices, we're not only nourishing our community but also prioritizing our environment.
--Dan Flowers, Foodbank President & CEO
Your Foodbank plays a vital role in local sustainability efforts within our community. Mobilizing our fleet of trucks to rescue food from numerous partners, optimizing our operational procedures and recycling a variety of products are a few ways we work toward sustainability.
Rescuing perfectly edible, nourishing food that would otherwise go to waste means feeding families and conserving our resources. As of June 2025, the Foodbank has helped rescue more than 4.5 million pounds of food from retail partners with our fleet of trucks and from local farmers.
The Foodbank has a variety of programs to rescue food and reduce waste. Community Harvest is the Foodbank’s prepared and perishable food rescue program that partners with restaurants, retail partners and other food donors to collect and deliver safe and nourishing food directly to hunger-relief programs.
The Foodbank works with Starbucks Coffee Company through its FoodShare program, receiving ready-to-eat meals from participating Starbucks coffeehouses at the end of each day, five days per week.
And the Foodbank’s Agency Direct Pickup program is a food distribution model that empowers hunger-relief partners to pick up food donations directly from local food donors and take them back to their program.
Other sustainability efforts include paper, cardboard and plastic recycling across our two campuses, helping save hundreds of trees and hundreds of thousands of gallons of water each year. To further reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, more than 90% of the Foodbank’s warehouse equipment, including forklifts and pallet jacks, operate on electric power.