Surplus food belongs on tables, not in landfills.
Careit is a Feed It Onward partner. We build the software that helps farms, grocers, restaurants, nonprofits, and cities move good food onward — to people who can use it.
392M+
pounds tracked
327M+
estimated meals
14.5K+
businesses
3.9K+
nonprofits
650+
cities and towns
What Feed It Onward is
Feed It Onward is a national, partner-driven EPA initiative that spotlights successful efforts to keep food in use and out of landfills. It elevates real-world stories from farms, companies, grocery retailers, waste operators, and nonprofits — practical solutions that strengthen families, communities, and local economies.
Careit treats food as a resource, not waste. Our platform is how donors, food movers, and nonprofits already work together: businesses post surplus, nearby organizations claim it, and every pound is recorded. That is how we participate in Feed It Onward — by making the path from surplus to a family table simple, trackable, and already in use across the country.
EPA Feed It OnwardHow Careit feeds it onward
A simple handoff keeps good food in circulation instead of sending it to a landfill.
Post surplus food
Restaurants, grocers, farms, and venues list safe, edible food that would otherwise be thrown away.
Match it locally
Nearby nonprofits, food banks, and recovery teams claim the donation and arrange pickup.
Prove what moved
Pounds, meals, receipts, and records stay with the partners who recovered the food.
Stories of feeding it onward
Real partners, real pounds, real meals — the kind of results Feed It Onward exists to spotlight.
Use the same network
If you have surplus food, recover food, or run a city food-recovery program, you can use Careit today.
Join the Network and Make an Immediate Impact
Careit gives every part of the food recovery ecosystem a shared place to connect, coordinate, and prove impact.
Built for Food Recovery
Donation marketplace for local food recovery
Tools for donors, nonprofits, and food movers
Partner agreements and liability documentation
Real-time impact and compliance reporting
SB 1383 compliance support (CA)
For Larger Programs
Executive dashboard and multi-location reporting
Scheduling, driver, and route management tools
Feed it Onward participation is not an endorsement by U.S. EPA.