Developing a waiver for local businesses to donate “food scraps”

[vivaciouswoman]

Does anyone out there have a waiver that they use to approach local businesses to collect their food scraps? I have not seen a form yet in my online searching, but I did come across some verbiage from a discussion of food scrap recycling in Portland. Here is some of the language I found:

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“Food waste” means waste from fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy products, fish, shellfish, nuts, seeds, grains, and other food that results from the distribution, storage, preparation, cooking, handling, selling or serving of food for human consumption. Food waste includes but is not limited to excess, spoiled or unusable food and includes inedible parts commonly associated with food preparation such as pits, shells, bones, and peels. Food waste does not include large amounts of oils and meats which are collected for rendering, fuel production or other non-disposal applications, food fit for animal consumption, or any food fit for human consumption that has been set aside, stored properly and is donated to a charitable organization.
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It’s a starting place for me, but I would rather not reinvent the wheel if someone already has a waiver that sounds nice and legal already!

 

[staceyj]

Does anyone out there have a waiver that they use to approach local businesses to collect their food scraps? I have not seen a form yet in my online searching, but I did come across some verbiage from a discussion of food scrap recycling in Portland. Here is some of the language I found:

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“Food waste” means waste from fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy products, fish, shellfish, nuts, seeds, grains, and other food that results from the distribution, storage, preparation, cooking, handling, selling or serving of food for human consumption. Food waste includes but is not limited to excess, spoiled or unusable food and includes inedible parts commonly associated with food preparation such as pits, shells, bones, and peels. Food waste does not include large amounts of oils and meats which are collected for rendering, fuel production or other non-disposal applications, food fit for animal consumption, or any food fit for human consumption that has been set aside, stored properly and is donated to a charitable organization.
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It’s a starting place for me, but I would rather not reinvent the wheel if someone already has a waiver that sounds nice and legal already!

Contact whole food and/or Trader Joe's in your area if you have them. They donate food to 501c charities. I've had experience with both.
Most chain grocery stores do not, which is a terrible waste.
Pulling, recording and prepping the food for pickup is really a time consuming addition to the evening "chores" in stores. The store has to be willing /have enough staffing on their closing shift /crew to allow one of more people to gather it all and wait for the charities rep to come and get it.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I just chat with some of the smaller Chinese take outs or smaller ethnic grocers and such and ask about picking up just their veggie prep waste. If I did get like left over food or something I would probably try to rinse the salty sauces off the meat and such. They simply toss it in a bucket or bag and set it by the back door for me. It helps if it's a restaurant that you frequent and they are familiar with you.

Really though, I decided it wasn't worth my time, energy, or gas $ ... as much as I like the idea of less waste.

Our local Safeway does let their employees take home things that are on their way out in addition to donating to our local food type charity.

Having some sort of waiver form that says they are excluded from any liability for any damage or loss on your part including but not limited to illness or death of your animals or self or income lost as a result of you taking the food items. And that you agree not to redistribute it. Seems more important to me than identifying what food waste IS. Though I do get how that could also be important.

Good thinking on trying to it right.

They donate food to 501c charities

Too bad I know that they get to write of those expenses in their tax return making it benefit them just as much as who they donate to.