{"id":108648,"date":"2025-03-17T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.westmount.org\/?p=108648"},"modified":"2025-03-11T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:01:36","slug":"food-waste-action-week-plan-for-what-you-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.westmount.org\/en\/food-waste-action-week-plan-for-what-you-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Waste Action Week: plan for what you buy!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that in Canada, 1.3\u00a0million apples are wasted every day? Food waste not only hurts your wallet, it also has a significant negative environmental impact. This year, from March 17 to 23, the theme of Food Waste Action Week is <strong>Plan for what you buy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plan, use everything, preserve and compost<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PLAN your purchases and meals. Take stock of what you have to assess your real needs and buy your food according to the size and quantity you\u2019ll need.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Anti-waste food purchases via platforms such as <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toogoodtogo.com\/en-ca\" class=\"broken_link\"><em>Too Good To Go<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodhero.com\"><em>Food Hero<\/em><\/a><em>, which offer the opportunity to buy food products destined for disposal at reduced prices from participating retailers, are now eligible to the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.westmount.org\/en\/environment\/green-grants\/?mc_cid=fd15d4237d&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\"><em>Green Grant program<\/em><\/a><em>!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>USE EVERYTHING. Cut and wash food products ahead of time, use all parts of the food when cooking, prepare fridge clean-out recipes, and freeze leftovers for later. If you have too much, share with friends and family!<\/li>\n<li>PRESERVE your food properly. Place food items in the right place in your fridge or pantry, and in the right type of container, to maximize their freshness and shelf life. Remember, the \u201cbest before\u201d date doesn\u2019t mean \u201cbad after.\u201d\n<ul>\n<li><em>Did you know that climacteric fruits, such as bananas and apples, continue to ripen after harvest, releasing a gas that accelerates the decay of other non-climacteric fruits, such as peppers and limes? <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/citoyen.www2.westmount.org\/en\/onlines-requests\/contact-waste-management-team\">Available for free to everyone, the green bin<\/a> allows you to collect food waste for it to be composted. But don\u2019t forget that composting is good, but reducing is better, because even composting can be a source of food waste!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Facts about food waste<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Worldwide, 1\/3 of all food produced is lost or thrown away<\/strong>\u2014around 1.3\u00a0billion tonnes a year. Food that is produced but not consumed represents almost 30% of the world\u2019s agricultural land, more than the total surface area of Canada and India combined, and requires around 1\/4 of all the water used in agriculture each year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Canada, 63% of food thrown away could have been consumed<\/strong>. Food waste costs households an average of $1300 per year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Quebec, 1.2\u00a0million tonnes of edible food is lost or wasted every year<\/strong>, producing 3.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These emissions represent 4% of the province\u2019s total emissions, more than the emissions of the sea, air and rail transport sectors combined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To find out more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recyc-quebec.gouv.qc.ca\/citoyens\/mieux-consommer\/gaspillage-alimentaire\/\">Recyc-Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s page on food waste prevention<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/lovefoodhatewaste.ca\/fr\/fwaw\/\">Love food hate waste<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/fondsecoiga.org\/food-fight\/\">Food Fight program<\/a> clips<\/li>\n<li>Do you work in the food service industry? <a href=\"https:\/\/recuperationalimentaire.org\/\">La\u00a0Tabl\u00e9e des\u00a0Chefs\u2019<\/a> food recovery program redistributes food to people in need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that in Canada, 1.3\u00a0million apples are wasted every day? 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