Across North America, governments and businesses are increasingly realizing the enormous impact of food loss and waste. Uneaten food represents social, environmental and economic costs, but also a large opportunity if harnessed properly. Taking action to prevent food loss and waste offers a rare “triple win”, that is, economic gains, reduction of environmental impacts and improved quality of life for those who currently lack sufficient food. Explore our ample research, tools and training to support North American efforts to reduce food loss and waste.
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This Food Matters Action Kit is loaded with informative resources and hands-on, creative activities to inspire youth of all ages to prevent food waste at home, at school and in their communities.
From organizing a Disco Soup party and learning food preservation techniques to building worm compost bins and solar dehydrators, the action kit with its activity guide is designed to encourage youth of all ages to protect the environment by preventing food waste.
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The Food Matters Action Kit provides North American youth with dozens of easy and fun activities that have a positive impact on our environment.
This practical guide provides a step-by-step plan for organizations all along the food supply chain to measure food loss and waste.
What is the estimated impact of food loss and waste on our lives and on our surrounding environment?
Peeling back the layers on the issue of food loss and waste in North America.
Our Food Matters Action Kit is loaded with informative resources and hands-on, creative activities to inspire youth of all ages to prevent food waste at home, at school and in their communities.
To keep shrinking Food Waste Mountain, watch the other videos in this series. And don’t forget to download the #FoodMattersActionKit to learn more about food waste and earn badges at http://www.cec.org/flwy/.
To keep shrinking Food Waste Mountain, watch the other videos in this series. And don’t forget to download the #FoodMattersActionKit to learn more about food waste and earn badges at http://www.cec.org/flwy/.
To keep shrinking Food Waste Mountain, watch the other videos in this series. And don’t forget to download the #FoodMattersActionKit to learn more about food waste and earn badges at http://www.cec.org/flwy/.
This video aims to inspire youth across North America to reduce food waste and help save our planet.
Technical Report: Quantifying Food Loss and Waste and Its Impacts
Food loss and waste (FLW) is an important issue in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, where almost 170 million...
Inspiring youth across North America to prevent food waste and help save our planet
Case Studies on Food Loss and Waste in North America
Food loss and waste (FLW) is an increasingly important issue in North America, where annually close to 170 million...
