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Zilch: Feed More. Waste Nothing.
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Connect with our food rescue team to have your surplus food picked up for free. 509-252-6299
What is Zilch?
Innovation is in our DNA, always pushing us to find new ways to feed more and waste less. That’s how Zilch was born. The idea is simple but powerful: No hunger. No waste. Nothing. None. Zilch!
Getting good food where it’s needed most
Every day, perfectly good food gets rejected – maybe it’s a little irregular, nearing its “best-by” date, or just doesn’t look perfect on the shelf. We make sure it feeds people, not landfills.
We want food waste to be Zilch
We never stop looking for better ways to feed more and waste less. That’s how Zilch was born. The idea is simple but powerful: No hunger. No waste. Nothing. None. Zilch!
How does Zilch work?
Schedule a free pickup
Have surplus food that needs a home? One quick call connects you with our food rescue team. We’ll handle the pickup or help coordinate a drop-off – fast, free, and easy.
Drop-off locations
Spokane Hunger Solution Center
Tri-Cities Hunger Solution Center
Community food drives
Rally your crew. Nourish our community.
Food drives are a great way for schools, offices, community groups and places of worship to join Second Harvest in ending hunger.
- Collect nonperishable food items, such as peanut butter, canned soup, cereal or other items. We can provide you with collection boxes.
- Or we can turn your donated fundraiser dollars into meals
Food drive toolkit
More info on hosting a food drive
1 million tons of food goes to waste in Washington every year
The shocking truth: One-third is perfectly good food
- It takes all of us – Our generous partners pick up the phone and call when they have a product that doesn’t meet the restaurant or retail standard. Every meal matters.
- Stuck in transit – Food gets stranded on trucks and distribution centers across our service area. Zilch can keep the food moving.
- Ready to rescue – Our team quickly recovers and redistributes stranded food throughout the community. Every rescued meal is an opportunity to make an impact.
Our rapid rescue network
Zilch connects the dots between surplus and need. Our volunteers move fast, rescuing good food and getting it to local pantries and neighbors – because every meal matters.
No skinny pigs
“Those pigs aren’t getting any skinnier!” we joke with our farmer friend Lyle. Even food that can’t feed people finds a purpose – through local composters and animal feeders, we make sure nothing ends up in landfills.
Benefits of donating
There are many ways donating food can benefit you and/or your business
- We know you may be worried about liability when it comes to donating food, but the U.S. Federal Government has passed major legislation to protect donors from criminal liability through the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 1996 and the Food Donation Improvement Act of 2022.
- The PATH Act of 2015 provides enhanced tax deductions for businesses who donate food to charity.
- Donating food can divert it from being dumped in landfills, which in turn helps businesses and the environment.
- We will pick up donated product
You can help close our meal gap!
Turn surplus into support
From farms to food banks, trucks to tables, we’re building a waste-free, hunger-free community. Join us in making it happen.
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