No Food Waste was started by three youngsters in Coimbatore who run a hotline manned by volunteers for wedding, banquet and school organisers who wish to donate their excess food to those in need in slums, government hospitals and the homeless. Till date, the organisation has catered to 45,1039 people and sa
Under the Roti Bank, the dabbawalas, who usually supply hot lunch to thousands in Mumbai, have tied up with various restaurants and caterers around the city to collect excess leftover food so that it reaches the poor and needy.