Learn about food waste and how to take action by taking the Food Waste Pledge! If you are an elementary school or classroom taking the Pledge, please take the Pledge for Kids. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF! First name * Last name * Email address * Organization type * - Select -SchoolWorkplaceCommunityIndividualHouseholdPost-secondary school School level * - Select -ElementaryJuniorSecondary School name * District school board * School address * City/Town * Province/territory * - Select -AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Postal code * Name of organization or community * How many people does this pledge represent? * TAKE THE PLEDGE!Step 1. LearnSee what you already know about food waste by filling out this short quiz! Answers will be revealed once the pledge is submitted. Question 1. Approximately what percentage of food produced in Canada is wasted each year? * Statistic from Nikkel, L., Maguire, M., Gooch, M., Bucknell, D., LaPlain, D., Dent, B., Whitehead, P., Felfel, A. (2019). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Roadmap; Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International;Ontario, Canada. 75% 50% 58% 10% Question 2. How much money does the average household spend on food that ends up being thrown away each year? * Statistic from Nikkel, L., Maguire, M., Gooch, M., Bucknell, D., LaPlain, D., Dent, B., Whitehead, P., Felfel, A. (2019). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Roadmap; Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International;Ontario, Canada. $995 $75 $1,766 $4,500 Question 3. How much food is wasted per person in Canada each year? * Statistic from Commission for Environmental Cooperation 179 kg/396 lbs 63 kg/139 lbs 510 kg/1,124 lbs 220 kg/485 lbs Question 4. Approximately how much does food waste cost Canada's economy each year? * Statistic from Nikkel, L., Maguire, M., Gooch, M., Bucknell, D., LaPlain, D., Dent, B., Whitehead, P., Felfel, A. (2019). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Roadmap; Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International;Ontario, Canada. $2.5 billion $89 million $14 billion $49 billion Question 5. Organics wasted in a landfill produce methane gas which is ____ times more damaging to the environment than carbon dioxide * 9 25 70 49 Statistic from Environment Canada Step 2. Take ActionTo take action on food waste, I pledge to: 1. Plan meals and make a grocery list * I pledge 2. Store fruits and vegetables properly so they last longer * I pledge 3. Get creative with leftovers * Need some recipe ideas? Visit the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign's collection of recipes for leftovers. I pledge 4. Think about expiry dates * 'Best Before dates’ doesn’t necessarily mean the food is bad after. Expiry dates often only refer to food quality not food safety. Learn more about how long food lasts here I pledge Additional comments Why are you taking the pledge? Have any specific goals or just want to learn more about the issue? Let us know! Step 3. ShareTell us about your ideas and efforts to reduce your food waste footprint using #WasteReductionWeek. Follow us on Facebook,Twitter, and Instagram to stay up to date on news and resources! Follow @WRWCanada Can we share your pledge? * Please let us know if we can share your pledge and comments on the website or social media! No, please keep my pledge and comments anonymous Yes! Please share this pledge & comments
