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1. www.canada.ca › en › agriculture-agri-foodGovernment of Canada launches Food Waste Reduction Challenge

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   Nov 19, 2020 · Challenge Streams A and B are now open for concept applications with a closing date of January 18, 2021. 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.

2. www.canada.ca › en › agriculture-agri-foodMinister MacAulay announces Food Waste Reduction Challenge ...

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   Mar 20, 2024 · The Challenge, launched in November 2020, supports high-impact solutions to food waste in Canada. The Business Models Streams focus on business model solutions that can prevent or divert food waste at any point in the food chain, from farm to plate.

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4. www.canada.ca › food-loss-wasteFood loss and waste - Canada.ca

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   There are many causes of food loss and waste. Some examples include: stocking too much food that spoils before it can be sold or eaten. storage or packaging that is not able to stop food spoilage or contamination. disposing food scraps in the garbage instead of collection bins for organic waste.

5. www.ontario.ca › page › food-and-organic-waste-frameworkFood and Organic Waste Framework - Ontario.ca

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   The Food and Organic Waste Framework (“Framework”), including Part A (Food and Organic Waste Action Plan) and Part B (Food and Organic Waste Policy Statement) views food and organic waste as a resource rather than a waste.

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6. agriculture.canada.ca › food-policy-canadaThe Food Policy for Canada - agriculture.canada.ca

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   The first-ever Food Policy for Canada will help Canada build a healthier and more sustainable food system – one that builds on a robust agenda to support growth for farmers, producers, and food businesses in Canada. Why does Canada need a food policy?

7. www.uottawa.ca › tackling-food-waste-recipe-changeTackling food waste: A recipe for change | University of Ottawa

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   Nov 27, 2023 · The resulting transformation could result in reduced food waste, greater food security, and a significant impact on climate change – a goal we can all share, three meals a day. Professor Heather McLeod-Kilmurray, co-director of the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability at the University of Ottawa, has been at the forefront of ...

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   What is the food waste reduction challenge?

   • 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.

   Government of Canada launches Food Waste Reduction Challenge

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   How can we prevent and reduce food and organic waste?

   • Measure and focus efforts to prevent and reduce food and organic waste and assess effectiveness of behaviour change with regard to food and organic waste over time. Understand trends, gaps and opportunities to prevent food waste and increase the resource recovery of food and organic waste.

   Food and Organic Waste Framework - Ontario.ca

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   What is a food & organic waste framework?

   • The Framework includes actions and policies that seek to prevent and reduce food and organic waste, rescue surplus food, collect and recover food and organic waste, and support beneficial use of recovered organic resources. 1. Reduce Food Waste 1.

   Food and Organic Waste Framework - Ontario.ca

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   What is still good doing to reduce food waste?

   • With support from the Challenge, Still Good will scale its business model to create eco-valuation or upcycling hubs across Canada. This will allow food processors to build on and replicate this solution to reduce food waste.

   Minister MacAulay announces Food Waste Reduction Challenge winners - Canada

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   What are the environmental consequences of sending food and organic waste?

   • There are serious environmental consequences to sending food and organic waste to disposal. It is estimated that about 2.3 million tonnes of food and organic waste was sent to disposal in 2015. When these valuable materials end up in a landfill, they contribute to climate change.

   Food and Organic Waste Framework - Ontario.ca

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   What is the food and organic waste action plan?

   • The Food and Organic Waste Action Plan identifies a suite of regulatory and non-regulatory strategies, “that seek to prevent and reduce food and organic waste, rescue surplus food, collect and recover food and organic waste, and support beneficial uses” ( MOECC, 2018a, p.10). An imminent ban on organic disposal to landfill has also been announded.

   Efficiency (Food Waste) | Food Policy for Canada

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9. foodpolicyforcanada.info.yorku.ca › goals › goal-5Efficiency (Food Waste) | Food Policy for Canada

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   In the European Union (EU), the single biggest transition in waste and waste policy is the 1999 Landfill Directive (1999/3/EC); a policy that set out to reduce the negative effects of sending waste to landfill in relation to the environment and human health.