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The Environment
100
What percent of food ready for harvest in the United States is never eaten?
What is 40-50%
100
What organization works with colleges to fight food waste?
What is the Food Recovery Network
100

True or False: Planning meals ahead of time can help reduce food waste.


True

100

Fill in the Blank: Food you haven't eaten e.g We can have _______ for dinner.

What is leftovers

100

The environment is in a perfect state - there are no environmental issues. 

                      TRUE / FALSE

FALSE

200
How many million tons of food is wasted by us households, retailers, and food services each year?
What is 40 million tons
200
What event did Tristram set up for a global food waste campaign?
What is Feeding the 5000
200
There are currently 2 meal programs in Kenya (run by this organization). Name one location
What is Kimooni or Kibera Slum
200
Fill in the Blank: Split a _____
What is Meal
200

The gas released by food waste in landfills.

What is methane.

300

what percent of food waste generated in the U.S.

What is 97%

300
How many colleges are involved so far with the Food Recovery Network in preventing food waste?
What is 53
300
What percentage of deaths of children under the age of 5 are due to nutrition related illnesses?
What is 35%
300
Fill in the blanks: Freeze ________.
What is Leftovers.
300

What can we do to improve the environment?

What is focus on educating people about reducing waste 

400
In the USA what is the second highest component of landfills?
What is organic waste
400
What award did Tristram receive for his fight against food waste?
What is The Sophie Prize award
400
How many children die each day form preventable hunger?
What is Over 26,500
400
Fill in the Blank: Don't buy ____ if you can't ___ it all.
What is Bulk and Eat
400

What are some of the main issues the Earth is facing right now?

What are pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and ecosystem disruption

500
Fill in the blank: The amount of food lost and wasted every year is more than _____?
What is half the world’s annual cereals crops
500
The approximately 40 million tons of food wasted by the US would be enough to satisfy how many malnourished people?
What is All of them
500

What is the national percentage to reduce food waste

Reducing food waste and loss by 50% by 2023
500

Move ___ ________ to the front and ___ _________ to the back.

What is old groceries and new groceries.

500

What does UNEP stand for?

What is United Nations Environment Programme