Turn food waste into operational intelligence, recovery, and circular value.
Detroit Decontaminated connects food-service operations, recovery logistics, and data to help organizations prevent waste, recover usable surplus, route food to higher-value uses, and measure the results.
Historical quantitative figures are planning estimates based on operating records unless otherwise labeled; modeled impact figures are not audited results.
The Operating Problem
Food waste is an infrastructure problem.
Knowing that food was wasted is not enough. Operators need a system for deciding what happens before, during, and after surplus appears.
Typical Workflow
Overproduction
↓
Surplus appears
↓
Limited visibility
↓
Disposal + lost value
VS
With Detroit Decontaminated
Production + surplus data
↓
Best recovery path identified
↓
Food routed + outcome verified
↓
Value protected + impact measured
Circular Recovery Flow
One system. Seven connected decisions.
The platform is designed to keep food and materials at their highest available value for as long as possible.
PreventReduce avoidable surplus
→
RecoverIdentify usable food early
→
RouteSelect the best destination
→
ReuseKeep food in productive use
→
UpcycleCreate new food value
→
CompostRecover unavoidable organics
→
ReportMeasure outcomes
When Surplus Exists
Route it to the highest-value available use.
A single surplus event can move into different pathways depending on condition, quantity, timing, and local capacity.
Decision PointSurplus Food Identifiedcondition · quantity · time · location