Food Waste or Not Food Waste?
Are discarded rotten eggs food waste?
No
What is a bill?
The format legislators propose new laws in
Give 2 reasons why wasting is unethical.
1. People are starving
2. It takes a lot of energy to create food, and we are wasting energy
Are crackers thrown out 2 weeks before their expiration date food waste?
Yes
How will we propose this bill?
By lobbying it
Have the previous solutions been effective?
NO
Mouldy strawberries are not food waste because they...
are NOT fit for consumption
Where will we lobby this bill?
City Hall
What is one of the two main reasons people waste food?
1. For-profit food chains encouraging buying more than you need
2. Consumer tendencies to favor new items over old items
Eggs thrown out 3 days before their expiration date are not food waste because they...
ARE fit for consumption
Will this bill take place immediately or gradually, increasing by increments?
Increasing by increments
Give one of the three previous initiative examples listed.
1. Limiting bins
2. Attemps or propositions
3. Encouragement
Is consuming half of an apple and then discarding it food waste?
No - it is compost
Who is responsible for making this bill happen?
City Council
How many people suffered food insecurity in 2017 in British Columbia? (Estimates are permitted)
555, 700
(Accept somewhere between 500, 000 - 600, 000)