Use the tips below to help reduce your food waste and save money! Find more information on our Food Recovery page.
1. PLAN
Creating meal plans before your next grocery run and meal prepping can help you save time, money, and wasted food! Find meal planning tips at savethefood.com/planning.
2. STORE
Store food appropriately to extend its life. See this guide for tips on how to store food in your fridge.
3. REUSE
Reuse scraps whenever possible. Chopping up veggies? Don’t throw those scraps in the trash! Instead, toss them in a pot with some water and boil to make veggie stock for another meal!
4. COMPOST
Have scraps that can’t be reused? Compost them so they can be turned into soil to grow more food! Free programs include DPW’s Food Waste Drop-Off. Learn more by visiting zerowaste.dc.gov/foodwastedropoff.
5. PARTICIPATE
Food Waste Prevention Week is a national movement to educate and inspire real cultural change around food waste to help families save money, reduce the negative impact of food waste on the environment, and address hunger in our communities. Check out a list of the 2025 events in the DMV and for more information on the national movement, visit Food Waste Prevention Week.
