Food Waste: Tips to Reduce Residential Food Waste
Approximately 47% of food wasted in Canada occurs at home.[i] Statistics Canada estimates that in 2007 Canadians wasted the equivalent of 183 kilograms of solid food per person between retail level and the plate, amounting to over six million tonnes.[ii] The following links provide tips on reducing residential food waste:
14 Ways to Waste Less Food and Local Produce Storage Guide By Kim Keitner (Fresh City Farms)
29 Smart and Easy Tips to Reduce Food Waste By Laura Newcomer
Top Tips on Reducing Food Waste (including preservation methods) By Think-Eat-Save
How to Save Money on Food by Wasting Less (including short videos of top 5 tips) By Shrink That Footprint
34 Ways to Waste Less Food By Deena Shanker
Shaping Traditional Oral Knowledge (including ways to store food without a fridge) By Jihyun Ryou
Save Food From the Fridge (Short Video) By Jihyun Ryou
Use your Fridge with Sallie (Short Video) By Love Food Hate Waste
Five Ways to End Food Waste (including tips on storing fruit and vegetables) By David Suzuki’s Queen of Green
[i] Gooch, M., Felfel, A., & Glasbey, C. (2014, December) Food Waste in Canada – $27 Billion Revisited. Value Chain Management Center. Retrieved from http://vcm-international.com/new-report-annual-food-waste-in-canada-is-31-billion/
[ii] Statistics Canada. (2012). Section 1: Food in Canada. Retrieved from Statistics Canada: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-201-x/2009000/part-partie1-eng.htm
