Every day, dining halls at UT Austin prepare meals for thousands of students. While the university already has food waste reduction efforts, there is an opportunity to do more with safe, unused food.

At the same time, families in Austin are struggling to afford groceries and provide consistent meals for their children.

We are asking UT Austin to establish a consistent food donation policy that:

Identifies safe, unused dining hall food that can be donated.
Ensures donated food is properly packaged, stored, and transported.
Partners with local food banks, shelters, and community organizations to distribute food to neighborhoods experiencing food insecurity.
Makes food donation a regular part of dining hall operations.
This proposal would build on existing food recovery efforts while helping UT reduce waste and give back to the surrounding Austin community.

By signing this petition, you are encouraging UT Austin to make safe food donation a consistent priority.

Good food should feed people, not go to waste.