Effects of Food Waste
A term for food that is thrown away instead of being eaten.
What is food waste?
One method our school has used to reduce food waste.
Share bin / Compost bin?
Name one of the most commonly wasted food item at school.
What is fruits / juice?
Percent of food farmers produce that is wasted internationally every day.
Composting method our school uses.
What are compost bins?
An environmental issue caused by misplaced waste that is magnifying due to food waste.
What is pollution?
The primary way composting helps reduce food waste.
What is turning food scraps into nutrient-rich soil?
Name one reason food waste is an issue at Northwood.
Many possible answers.
The most commonly wasted food in the world.
What is bread and milk?
One pro of using compost bins.
What is the reduction of the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers?
The percentage of food waste that occurs at the consumer level.
What is 40%?
How food preservation helps reduce waste.
What is extending the shelf life of food?
Name one way Northwood reduces food waste.
What is Share bin / compost bins / awareness?
Name a way that food waste is created during food production (on farms).
What are crops being thrown away for not meeting standards / looking goood enough to sell?
Name a con of using compost bins.
What is you may need to turn the compost manually with a shovel every day / Must be attended to several times a week / smells bad?
Name the type of respiration that occurs with food waste that ends up in landfills.
What is anaerobic respiration?
Name the term for adjusting portion sizes to match consumption.
What is portion control / serving sizes?
Name the most common item found in the share bin.
What are fruits?
Proportion of food produced for human consumption that is uneaten / wasted globally.
What is 1/3?
Name the greenhouse gas that is created when food waste ends up in landfills.
What is methane?
Name the five steps in the food cycle that create waste.
What is Production, Processing, Transportation, Storage, and Waste?
Name the process of gathering leftover crops from farms after harvest.
What is gleaning?
The percent of food wasted at Northwood Highschool estimated by NHS cafeteria staff.
What is 2%?
Name one of the two top countries that produce the most food waste anually.
What is China / India?
Name the type of respiration that occurs through composting.
What is aerobic respiration?