2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA

Session Recordings

Whether you missed a few breakouts or weren't able to make it to Seattle, here's your chance to see what you missed. View all mainstage and breakout session recordings from this year's Summit below.

On the Mainstage

Now Trending: Celebrating Recent Wins and Preparing for What’s Next - Mainstage Session 1

Setting the Table: The Realities Shaping Our Work - Mainstage Session 2

From Emerald to Evergreen: Food Waste Wins in Seattle and Washington State - Mainstage Session 3

No Time to Waste: Accelerating Progress to 2030 - Mainstage Session 4

Breakouts: Tuesday

Subtle but Successful: Hidden Solutions to Food Waste

More Than Words: The Power of Narratives to Inspire Change

From Discarded to Desired: Solutions Breathing New Life into Food Waste

More Yield from the Field: Solutions to Address On Farm Loss

The Equitable Harvest: Building a Fair and Sustainable Food Future

Creative Capital: Alternative Financing Models for Food Waste Solutions

The Power of Partnership: Connecting the Supply Chain to Solve Sticky Problems

Wellness on Your Plate: The Intersection of Diet, Health, and Waste

Reimagining Food Rescue: How to Strengthen Food Recovery in a Complex Climate

Circular Cities: Collaborating at the Local Level to Solve Food Waste

Breakouts: Wednesday

Carton Conscious: Reducing Waste across the Dairy & Egg Supply Chain

Regulations Driving Results: How State Level Policy is Moving the Needle Across Prevention, Recovery

It Makes Cents: Building the Business Case for Reducing Food Loss & Waste

The Environmental Effect: The Nexus Between Surplus Food and Land, Biodiversity, Water, and Climate

From the Ground Up: Empowering Frontline Workers to Reduce Food Waste

"This is an issue that should unite us all. There are countless reasons for each of us to commit to this cause, as it simply makes sense for our country to stop wasting food."

Thomas J. Vilsack

Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (at the 2024 Summit)

At the end of the 2025 Summit, we announced the location of the 2026 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit—Charlotte, NC! Make sure you get all the details about this event by signing up for our mailing list.