Food waste communication

Let your staff and customers know how you prevent food waste.

Overview

We share ideas for reducing food waste at your business.

After you make your waste reduction plan, be sure to:

Inform staff	Use pre-shifts and staff meetings to talk about wasted food.
Get staff buy-in	Get staff excited about your food waste reduction plan. Appoint a passionate staff member as a food waste reduction champion.
Celebrate creativity	Empower staff to come up with ideas to prevent wasted food. Keep a log book of ideas to reduce wasted food.
Set shared goals	Set specific targets for reducing food waste. Periodically share progress with staff.

Promote your food waste prevention program	Tell customers and community members that your restaurant reduces food waste. Place signs: In your windows At the host stand On tables
Tell your story	Use your menu to tell the story of how you are preventing wasted food.

Promote your
food waste
prevention program

Tell customers and community members that your restaurant reduces food waste.

Place signs:

Tell your story

Use your menu to tell the story of how you are preventing wasted food.

The County offers free technical help and grants to businesses. Learn how to reduce wasted food, donate food and compost with organics recycling.