The campaign Love Food Hate Waste, initially started by WRAP in the UK, has now taken off in Canada. Metro Vancouver has in many ways already proven it is ahead of the pack in terms of tackling food waste by … Continue reading
We (Kate Parizeau and Mike von Massow) attended a series of meetings on food waste hosted by the Metro Vancouver regional government earlier this summer. Metro Van has been very active in working to reduce food waste, including banning the … Continue reading
Renowned environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki teamed up with entrepreneur Brad Marchant to create Enterra, an organization that aims to simultaneously solve both global food waste and nutrient shortage issues. Enterra is working to close the broken food system cycle by using organic waste … Continue reading
The National Zero Waste Council is proposing a tax credit to corporations when they donate food to charities. This tax credit is meant to encourage food donation. In her article, “Donating ‘edible waste’ to food banks in exchange for tax … Continue reading
While researching organic waste collection programs across Canada I found this photo: This photo made me disconcerted. It was from a presentation given at a conference entitled, “On the Road to Zero Waste: How Two of North America’s Leaders are Succeeding.” … Continue reading
As of January 1st 2015, Seattle and Metro Vancouver have both banned the disposal of food waste in order to increase diversion rates and save landfill space. Enforcement is one part of the story: Education and innovation are equally important strategies, … Continue reading
Guelph Food Waste Research Project 