TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF! Are you a student or school staff? * Student Staff Your name * What grade are you in? * School name * District school board * Teacher's name * Email address of teacher or staff * Retype email address * School address * City/town * Province/territory * - Select -AlbertaBritish ColumbiaManitobaNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Postal code How many students does this pledge represent? * TAKE THE PLEDGE!Step 1. Learn about food wasteLet's see what you already know about food waste in Canada! Fill out the short quiz below. Answers will be revealed once your pledge is submitted. Question 1. Approximately how much of food made 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% 10% 58% Question 2. How much does the average Canadian family spend every year on food they end up throwing out? * 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 $4,500 $995 Question 3. How much food is wasted per Canadian each year? * 63 kg / 139 lbs 240 kg / 529 lbs 510 kg / 1,124 lbs 183 kg / 404 lbs Question 4. True or false? Foods that do not look perfect, like bruised apples and weirdly shaped carrots are not safe to eat. * False True Step 2. Take action to reduce food wasteTo take action on food waste, for Food Waste Friday I pledge to: 1. Take what I will eat and eat what I take for meals and snacks! * I pledge 2. Help pack my own lunch so I don’t end up with things I won’t eat * I pledge 3. Eat fruits and vegetables that aren’t perfect * I pledge 4. Love leftover food! * I pledge 5. Learn about where my food comes from * I pledge Other comments Do you have any additional comments? Is your school or family already taking steps to reduce food waste? Let us know! Step 3. ShareLet others know you've taken the Food Waste Pledge! Help raise awareness on food waste by telling your family, friends, and community to take the pledge. Can we share your pledge? * Please let us know if we can share your pledge and comments on the website or social media! Yes, please share my pledge! No, please keep my pledge private
