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1/3 of all food produced globally goes to waste each year. 8% of global emissions are caused by food loss and waste. 1/4 of all water used by the agriculture sector around the world. If global food waste were a country, it would be the third largest GHG emitting country in the world. Over half, 35.5 million tonnes, of Canada's food supply is ...
of food waste in Canada is entirely avoidable. Visit impact.canada.ca to find out more. To support high-impact solutions to food waste, the Government of Canada has launched the $20M Food Waste Reduction Challenge under the Food Policy for Canada. Challenges provide monetary prizes to whoever can most effectively solve a defined challenge or ...
- Why Food Loss Happens Here
- Current Actions to Reduce Food Loss and Waste
- Key Action Areas
Over-purchasing, lack of meal planning, and limited use of grocery listsSpoilage due to improper storageConcern for food safety and freshness - poor understanding of shelf life; confusing “sell by”, “use by”, “best before”, and “expiration” date labelsEating preferences - willingness to store and eat leftovers, and the acceptability of eating food past peak freshnessAwareness and education: A number of resources have been developed by governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations to improve awareness of the causes and solutions to household and consumer food waste. Of note is the Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) Canadanational awareness campaign launched in 2018 by the National Zero Waste Council (NZWC)...
The following key action areas are opportunities to reduce food waste at the household and consumer level: 1. Consumer awareness campaigns, successfully implemented in other countries, have been a common action recommended by Canadian stakeholders (CBoC, 2014) (OWMA, 2015) (NZWC, 2018) (VCMI, 2019). With campaigns being undertaken by NZWC, supporte...
Oct 10, 2023 · We’ve diverted 91 million pounds of food from landfills to date. With all the resources Canada has—financial and otherwise—our food-waste problem shouldn’t be anywhere near as big as it is ...
Nov 19, 2020 · Up to $10.8 million will be awarded to innovators with an innovative way of “doing business” (that is, a new business model) that can prevent or divert food waste at any point from farm-to-plate. The Food Waste Reduction Challenge will use a stage-gated approach to move innovators through the process of developing and deploying their solutions.
Feb 17, 2022 · More than half of Canada’s food supply is wasted annually and nearly $50 billion of that wasted food is avoidable. By encouraging more solutions to food waste in Canadian society, we can increase food availability, save consumers and businesses money and strengthen our food systems, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Aug 8, 2016 · August 8, 2016. Looking at the food system in Canada is a study in contrasts. On one hand, one in eight Canadian families struggle to put food on the table , and over 800,000 people visit a food bank each month . On the other hand, we waste $31 billion in food each year , or a third of what we produce. How can a country with so much abundance ...
