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Reduce Wasted Food and Enhance Your Business Culture

Reducing wasted food is about building a responsible business that prioritizes its people, customers, and the planet.

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Free Assistance to Reduce Wasted Food for New York Businesses

Our customized business assistance programs helps you build a workplace that values sustainability, fosters happier employees, and engages customers who share your commitment to making a difference.

Who uses the assistance?

New York businesses and institutions of all sizes—such as grocery stores, restaurants, event centers, correctional facilities, colleges, universities, K-12 schools—along with municipalities, organics recycling facilities (like composting and anaerobic digestion), food relief organizations, and others, are all eligible for assistance.

In 2022, New York introduced the Food Donation and Food Scrap Recycling Law. Since then, we’ve served nearly 200 New York businesses.

“We worked with CET to get some technical assistance, product suggestions, and guidance for how to get an indoor compost system up and running (outdoor wasn’t working because of bears!), and CET’s suggestions formed the basis for a grant application, where we were awarded $5,000 to get a system up and running and hire a student to assist in operations and outreach.”

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse.
Sue Fassler
Director of Sustainability

“CET’s technical assistance helped Harney & Sons process a healthy mix of organic materials: spent tea from their bottling plant, a smaller percentage of off-specification and expired tea from their production facility, and food scraps sourced from various locations, such as their employee break room. This operation is expected to redirect over one ton (2,000 lbs.) of organic material per week from disposal, instead transforming it into a nutrient-dense soil amendment.”

Harney & Sons Fine Teas

“We are currently waiting to hear back on a recently submitted application, but I believe we have a strong chance of winning a $50,000 grant which will go towards the purchase and site construction of an in-vessel composter for our campus. The CET consultant’s assessments helped in that process.”

SUNY Binghamton
Martin Larocca
Sustainability Coordinator 

Real Stories, Real Impact

The results are undeniable. Businesses that partner with CET typically see a 30% reduction in wasted food, translating to stronger community impact. Not only that, but with our no-cost assistance 9 out of 10 businesses experience cost neutrality or cost savings after implementing wasted food solutions.

With CET’s ongoing support, these businesses continue to thrive, showing that sustainable practices aren’t just good for the planet—they’re great for business too. Contact us today to learn how your business can benefit from these sustainable practices.

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Our Approach: Personal and Practical

Each business is unique, which is why our assistance is tailored to your specific needs. We focus on hands-on, practical strategies that can be seamlessly integrated into your existing operations.

Why it matters?
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When your business takes steps to reduce wasted food, you’re doing more than improving operations—you’re fostering a sense of responsibility among staff and customers alike.

Reducing wasted food ensures your business complies with New York State’s Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling law, avoiding penalties, while engaging employees in sustainability efforts strengthens team morale and job satisfaction. By showing your commitment to sustainability, you also attract conscious customers and build lasting loyalty.

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We offer customized solutions tailored to your business’s specific needs, including on-site visits, virtual consultations, and ongoing support.

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