1. Food Waste Reduction Working Group http://www.foodwastereduction.ca
MWA P&E Committee
Feb 2, 2016 Meeting

2. FWRWG Started early 2014 – meet 3/4 times per year
Focus on sharing information and gathering research.
Main focus: municipal level (residents)
16 members – Municipal/regional Solid Waste Mgt reps. consultants & interested parties
Chair,Hélène St.Jacques & Secretary, Janet Robins
New members always welcome!

3. Vision: Minimize edible food waste.
DRAFT
Mission: Work to eliminate edible food waste by the following actions:
Establish incremental targets and goals
Increase public awareness about the source/origins of food and how it gets to the consumer.
Identify barriers, concerns and opportunities associated with food waste generation and reduction behaviour
Identify where along the food chain municipal staff can influence behaviours.
Establish criteria for 'state of the art' edible food waste audit collection and measurement procedures (including establishing food waste categories, guidelines in identifying edible and non edible food waste, etc).
Establish standardized approach to monitor and measure food waste reduction at the municipal level.
Work with other entities to develop standard metrics around food waste reduction and diversion.

4. Activities Share articles, online items, videos
Local, national & international scope
Includes all waste generating sectors from ‘field to table’
Discuss new food reduction campaigns and proposals (FCM tax incentive)
Guest speakers/presenters
New/Pending Collect, share counterproductive measures i.e. garburaters

5. New Online Resource New Website: http://www.foodwastereduction.ca
Thanks to Melissa Kovacs, Dufferin County & Alyssa Broadfoot (website administrator) & Melissa Campbell (MWA) for ongoing support.

6. Food Waste Cost Impacts:
Toronto cost collection & composting green bin’s 100,663 tonnes of household organics approx. cost $28,000,000 (2012) pa.
Average family (2.1) throwing out $28 of eatable food –(total food budget of $140) or $1,560pa.
Imagine cost benefits of 10 – 25% reduction…
Plus environmental benefits….

7. Please join the FWRWG!
Access online info:

8. Thank you!
Contact: Chair,Hélène St.Jacques M: