Take the Food Waste Pledge

Food Waste Pledge

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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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Take The Pledge!

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?*
Statistic citation: Nikkel, L., Gooch, M., Bucknell, D., Marchildon, J., Chau, G., LaPlain, D., Whitehead, P., Chin Sang, G. (2024). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Roadmap: Update; Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International; Ontario, Canada
Question 2. How much money does the average household spend on food that ends up being thrown away each year?*
Statistic citation: Nikkel, L., Gooch, M., Bucknell, D., Marchildon, J., Chau, G., LaPlain, D., Whitehead, P., Chin Sang, G. (2024). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Roadmap: Update; Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International; Ontario, Canada
Question 3. How much food is wasted per person in Canada each year?*
Question 4. Every year, _____ metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions are created by food waste in Canada*
Statistic citation: Nikkel, L., Gooch, M., Bucknell, D., Marchildon, J., Chau, G., LaPlain, D., Whitehead, P., Chin Sang, G. (2024). The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Roadmap: Update; Second Harvest and Value Chain Management International; Ontario, Canada
Question 5. Organic material wasted in a landfill produce methane gas which is ____ times more damaging to the environment than carbon dioxide*
Statistic from Environment Canada.

Step 2. Take Action

To take action on food waste, I pledge to:
1. Plan meals and make a grocery list*
2. Store fruits and vegetables properly so they last longer*
3. Get creative with leftovers*
Need some recipe ideas? Visit the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign's collection of recipes for leftovers.
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.
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 social media!
Can we share your pledge? **
Please let us know if we can share your pledge and comments on the website or social media!