York's food waste audit

"There is very little information and understanding about the type of food that is discarded in the green bin and/or garbage and to what extent the food is classified “once edible” food allowed to go to waste or “inedible” food waste such as coffee grounds, peelings, bones, etc."

To tackle this challenge, The York region municipality in Canada conducted a food waste audit and waste-reduction pilots with supermarkets and restaurants.

"The information will help York Region set more specific goals and targets around food wastage, project future collection and processing needs and develop a more effective food wastage campaign."