Effects of Food Waste
Food Waste Solutions
Northwood Statistics
Food Waste International
Landfills/Composting
100

A term for food that is thrown away instead of being eaten.

What is food waste?

100

One method our school has used to reduce food waste.

Share bin / Compost bin?

100

Name one of the most commonly wasted food item at school.

What is fruits / juice?

100

Percent of food farmers produce that is wasted internationally every day.

What is 30-40%?
100

Composting method our school uses.

What are compost bins?

200

An environmental issue caused by misplaced waste that is magnifying due to food waste. 

What is pollution?

200

The primary way composting helps reduce food waste.

What is turning food scraps into nutrient-rich soil?

200

Name one reason food waste is an issue at Northwood.

Many possible answers.

200

The most commonly wasted food in the world.

What is bread and milk?

200

One pro of using compost bins.

What is the reduction of the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers?

300

The percentage of food waste that occurs at the consumer level.

What is 40%?

300

How food preservation helps reduce waste.

What is extending the shelf life of food?

300

Name one way Northwood reduces food waste.

What is Share bin / compost bins / awareness?

300

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?

300

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?

400

Name the type of respiration that occurs with food waste that ends up in landfills.

What is anaerobic respiration?

400

Name the term for adjusting portion sizes to match consumption.

What is portion control / serving sizes?

400

Name the most common item found in the share bin.

What are fruits?

400

Proportion of food produced for human consumption that is uneaten / wasted globally.

What is 1/3?

400

Name the greenhouse gas that is created when food waste ends up in landfills.

What is methane?

500

Name the five steps in the food cycle that create waste.

 What is Production, Processing, Transportation, Storage, and Waste?

500

Name the process of gathering leftover crops from farms after harvest.

What is gleaning?

500

The percent of food wasted at Northwood Highschool estimated by NHS cafeteria staff.

What is 2%?

500

Name one of the two top countries that produce the most food waste anually.

What is China / India?

500

Name the type of respiration that occurs through composting.

What is aerobic respiration?