We Don't Waste
- 2025
- Community Partnerships
- Denver
We Don’t Waste is a Denver-based nonprofit organization working to increase food access and protect the planet by rescuing and repurposing food, while educating and advocating to increase food security and decrease food waste. They partner with organizations such as food pantries, shelters, and schools to recover unused, high-quality food that might otherwise end up in a landfill.
We Don’t Waste was founded in 2009 by Arlan Preblud. Seeing the amount of food going to waste in the community, Preblud began loading excess food into his vehicle and delivering it to local food banks. Since then, We Don’t Waste has grown substantially, and now operates out of a 30,000 square-foot food recovery facility in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood.
CHFA has supported We Don’t Waste through its Direct Effect Awards program. We Don’t Waste was also the beneficiary of CHFA’s Like It Forward social media fundraising campaign in 2024.
