Shocking Facts
Could the water from wasted food production (each year) potentially provide enough water for the needs of over 8 billion people?
a) Yes
b) No
Yes
In which bin do paper towels go when you are finished with them?
a) blue bin
b) green cart
c) garbage bin
Into the Green Cart.
How many eggs are wasted in Canada every day?
1) 1,000,000
2) 580,000
3) 334,000
4) 470,000
470,000 eggs across Canada anually.
True or false: Food Waste contributes to 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions
a) True
b) False
True.
Where does paper go once finished with it?
a) In the green bin
b) In the Ocean
c) In the recycling bin
d) Into the air as a paper airplane
e) All of the above
Into the recycling bin.
What is the value of the food in CAD that is wasted each year?
a) $49 billion
b) $34 billion
c) $58 billion
d) $254 billion
$49 billion.
In which bin do fruits and vegetables go once done with them?
a) blue bin
b) green cart
c) garbage bin
Into the Green Cart.
What percentage of wasted food is fruit and vegetables?
a) 47%
b) 63%
c) 31%
d) 51%
47% of wasted food are fruits and vegetables.
tsWhat percentage of freshwater is used for growing crops?
a) 50%
b) 34%
c) 21%
d) 19%
21% of freshwater globally is used for growing crops.
Where do glass bottles go?
a) Recycle bin
b) Garbage bin
c) Compost Bin
d) The Ocean
e) All of the above
The Ocean...
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Recycle Bin
What is the main reason why we should reduce food waste?
a) Climate Change
b) Increased Temperatures
c) Greenhouse Gases
d) All of the above
All of the above
Food Waste produces greenhouse gases once the food is decomposed which contributes to climate change and increased temperatures
What bin do pencil shavings go in?
a) blue bin
b) green cart
c) garbage bin
Pencil shavings go in the garbage bin.
How much money does an average Canadian household lose to food waste, annually?
a) $10,000
b) $1,100
c) $5,000
d) $6,600
1,100 CAD going to food expenses
How many tonnes of CO2 is emitted into our atmosphere annually around the world as of 2022.
a) 37.15 billion metric tonnes
b) 36.04 billion metric tonnes
c) 37.05 billion metric tonnes
d) 35.96 billion metric tonnes
37.15 billion metric tonnes of CO2.
Where do metal food cans go?
a) Recycle bin
b) Garbage bin
c) Compost Bin
The Recycling Bin
How many tonnes of food can be saved if we stop wasting 30% of all food produced?
a) About 8,000 tonnes of food
b) About 17,000 tonnes of food
c) About 50,000 tonnes of food
d) About 100,000 tonnes of food
About 17,000 tonnes of food.
Where do plastic straws go when they need to be thrown away?
a) blue bin
b) green cart
c) garbage bin
They go in the garbage bin.
When food ends up in landfills what gas does it create as it begins to decompose?
a) oxygen
b) nitrogen
c) methane
d) hydrogen
Methane is created when food decomposes within landfills.
What percentage of meat is wasted on a global scale?
a) 20%
b) 17%
c) 13%
d) 8%
13% of meat is wasted on a global scale.
In which bin do Cotton Balls go?
a) Recycle bin
b) Garbage bin
c) Compost Bin
The Garbage Bin
How many Canadians are in food insecure households?
1) 500,000
2) 850,000
3) 8,000,000
4) 4,000,000
4 million Canadians are currently living in food insecure households
In which bin does Styrofoam go?
a) blue bin
b) green cart
c) garbage bin
Into the Garbage Bin.
With just a quarter of the wasted food in Canada annually, how many people can that wasted food feed?
1) 226 million
2) 439 million
3) 980 million
4) 870 million
870 million people.
What percentage of food is thrown out because of people overlooking expiration dates all around the world?
a) 50%
b) 20%
c) 12%
d) 15%
20% of edible food is thrown out because of people overlooking expiration dates.
Where does plastic cutlery go?
A) Green cart
B) Garbage bin
C) Recycling Bin
The Garbage Bin