United States residents waste 40% of the food they purchase, a significant amount of which is due to causes that otherwise are avoidable (e.g. spoiled, forgotten, etc.). While the down stream impacts caused by landfilling and composting are considerable, the majority of the impact comes from the upstream production of food that is never consumed. As a problem experienced across the population, there is an opportunity to harness this shared problem and solve it with community. 

With 30% of people feeling disconnected from the communities in which they reside, there is opportunity to create a tool that instills a sense of connection. As freestanding communities with a significant population, apartment buildings are an attractive audience due to neighbor proximity. Mobile application Cup of Sugar provides a convenient platform for users to share excess food items or request items they might need, all of which is displayed on an Activity feed that reinforces community engagement.

Continued development appears promising, though the app has room for improvement when evaluated against the Living Principles. With optimization, Cup of Sugar could play an integral role in shifting the paradigm from the individual to the community.