Giving Compass' Take:

• Food Tank reports on an app by the nonprofit group Transfernation that can redistribute leftover food from catered events to homeless shelters and soup kitchens, saving almost 3 metric tons from a landfill every week.

• This is a good example of how technology can scale a charitable endeavor. How many cities will adopt the app, though? And what will be the measurable impact, besides the amount of food that doesn't go to waste?

• Here's how one of the world's greatest chefs is fighting hunger and food waste.

Transfernation, a New York City nonprofit, recently launched an app to help reduce hunger in America’s urban centers. As the first tech-based, on-demand food redistribution system in the city, Transfernation diverts 1.5-2.7 metric tons of food per week from landfills and distributes it to local homeless shelters, church feeding programs, and soup kitchens.

The app connects established systems and food distributors across the city in real time. Volunteers and independent contractors from transportation networks like Uber and Lyft can pick up and deliver leftover food from receptions, film sets, or offices at any time. The system allows donors to take a tax write-off for the food they donate, contractors and drivers can earn $15 per pick-up, and local feeding programs receive free high-quality food.

"Business and shelter density allows us to match donating businesses with the shelter that is closest to them, drastically reducing the time the food spends in transit," says Transfernation co-founder and CEO Hannah Dehradunwala. "One pickup and drop-off can be completed in under 30 minutes. We believe that nearly every urban market globally can support this model."

Read the full article about the app that can help hunger and reduce food waste by Sammy Blair at Food Tank.