The Zero Waste Program awards grant funding to non-profit organizations whose work in source reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting helps San Francisco towards zero waste. 

 

Carolyn Lasar from SF Market holding recovered produce

Carolyn Lasar from The SF Market Corporation, a department grant recipient, is holding recovered produce

SCRAP SF offers free teacher workshops and creative reuse classes

SCRAP offers free teacher workshops and creative reuse classes.

 

 

Agency Program Scope Duration Amount
Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM) Plastic-Free San Francisco Farmers Markets Distribute 20,000 reusable cotton mesh bags to vendors at two farmers markets to eliminate plastic. 2 years $67,267
Asian Pacific American Community Center (APACC) Educating Community Ourselves (ECO) Waste Program Conduct recycling and composting outreach to residents in Sunnydale Housing. 2 years $50,030
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco BGCSF's Zero Waste Project 2023-2024 Install water refill stations at clubhouses and provide youth-led zero waste trainings to students and staff. 2 years $95,807
Farming Hope Food Recovery Program Recover 20,000 lbs of food per year for the culinary training program to prepare free community meals. 2 years $90,855
Garden for the Environment  Get Up! Compost Training Program and Public Compost Education Provide free backyard compost education to San Franciscans and the extensive gardening educator training program, Get Up! 2 years $80,000
Local Motion Bike Repair Fix It Clinic Performs free bicycle repair clinics with community groups and San Francisco Public Library branches. 2 years $59,716
Replate Food Recovery Program  Work with 25 food-generating businesses to comply with SB 1383 by providing food donation services. 2 years $27,500
San Francisco Market Corporation (SF Market) Food Recovery Program Recover 1 million pounds of healthy produce annually and direct it to community groups. 2 years $125,000
SCRAP  Waste Diversion Recover 500 tons of materials from landfill and provide 600 creative reuse classes and free teacher workshops and giveaways. 2 years $97,916
UCSF Health  Trashbot Purchase Trashbot AI robotic waste sorters to reduce refuse contamination at Mission Bay and Mount Zion. 2 years $21,625

 

 

Agency Program Scope Duration Amount
Asian Pacific American Community Center (APACC) Educating Community Ourselves (ECO) Waste Program Conducted recycling and composting outreach to residents in Sunnydale Housing. 2 years $70,000
Bike Hut Foundation  Bike Repair and Reuse Program Bicycle recycling and job training project that diverted, repaired, and redistributed recycled bikes and parts from San Francisco's landfill stream. 2 years $65,000
California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) Textile Recovery Rescued approximately 1.3 tons of clothing and textiles from entering San Francisco's landfill stream through a coordinated garment and textile recovery and repair system. 2.5 years $120,000
Charity Cultural Services  Chinatown Youth Environment Awareness Program Zero Waste Youth Environmental Awareness (YEA) Program that recovered approximately 150 tons of material from San Francisco's landfill stream. 2 years $50,000
Farming Hope Food Recovery Program Food recovery program that reduced food waste by approximately 20.5 tons by working with local produce companies to rescue cosmetically imperfect produce. 2 years $60,000
Garden for the Environment (GFE)  Get Up! Compost Training Program and Public Compost Education  Zero Waste Program that offered free residential backyard composting classes, training, and the Gardening Composting Educator Program. 2 years $60,000
Race to Zero Waste (R20W) Zero Waste Educational Pop Ups Zero Waste Station pop-ups that offered educational outreach in pubicly accessible spaces such as parks, beaches, and school grounds.  2 years $60,000
San Francisco Market Corporation (SF Market)  Food Recovery Program Zero Waste Program that rescued edible food from entering San Francisco's landfill stream and redistributed it to San Francisco's food insecure. 2 years $112,000
SF New Deal Reusable Systems Transition Provided technical assistance to help small businesses transition from disposables to reusables. 2 years $79,000
UCSF Sustainability Program Surgical Supply Recovery Program Zero Waste surgical supply recovery program that recovered 75 tons of refuse from San Francisco's waste stream. 3 years $100,000
YMCA of San Francisco Re-Use Center YMCA of SF's material Re-Use Center engaged program participants and community members in activities to meaningfully diminish waste in San Francisco through reuse projects and recovered approximately 5 tons of materials from entering San Francisco's landfill stream. 3 years  $55,000