School cafeteria food waste audit with We Don't Waste
Help measure food waste in Denver school cafeterias by collecting compost data and surveying students. Good fit for teen volunteers. Limited shifts available.
Why we picked this
Collect food waste data in a school cafeteria and survey students about what they're throwing away — concrete, data-driven work on food systems. Only 2 shifts currently available.
We Don’t Waste’s school cafeteria food waste audits put volunteers inside Denver school lunchrooms to measure how much food is being thrown away. You’ll collect food waste into compost bins and survey students about their eating and discarding habits. The data helps We Don’t Waste identify where interventions could reduce waste and redirect food.
This is a good fit for teen volunteers and young adults interested in food systems work — it’s structured, data-focused, and connects directly to the broader mission of redirecting food that would otherwise go to landfill. Age 16+.
Only 2 shifts are currently available in the portal. School locations and specific shift times are listed in the individual shift details on Volunteer Matters.