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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!
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First
Last
Email
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Organization Type
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School
Workplace
Community
Individual
Household
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Address
Street Address
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City
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How many people does this pledge represent?
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Step 1. Learn
See 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?
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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.
50%
10%
75%
58%
Question 2. How much money does the average household spend on food that ends up being thrown away each year?
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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.
$1,766
$75
$995
$4,500
Question 3. How much food is wasted per person in Canada each year?
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Statistic from
Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
65 kg/143lbs
396 kg/873 lbs
220 kg/485 lbs
500 kg/1,102 lbs
Question 4. Every year, _____ metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions are created by food waste in Canada
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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.
56.5 tonnes
95 tonnes
21.5 tonnes
140 tonnes
Question 5. Organic material wasted in a landfill produce methane gas which is ____ times more damaging to the environment than carbon dioxide
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Statistic from
Environment Canada.
25
70
49
9
Step 2. Take Action
To take action on food waste, I pledge to:
1. Plan meals and make a grocery list
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2. Store fruits and vegetables properly so they last longer
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3. Get creative with leftovers
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Need some recipe ideas? Visit the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign's
collection of recipes for leftovers.
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4. Think about expiry dates
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'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.
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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. Share
Tell us about your ideas and efforts to reduce your food waste footprint using #CircularEconomyMonth. Follow us on
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