Still Good

Perfectly good food gets thrown out every single day. How could your idea rescue what's still worth eating?

1/3of all food produced is lost or wasted

58%of food produced in Canada is lost or wasted

8-10%of global emissions are linked to food waste

#1'best before' confusion is a top cause of home food waste

About this challenge

Perfectly good food gets thrown out every single day: from stores, restaurants, farms, and kitchens, often for how it looks, not how it tastes.

This challenge asks how your idea could rescue food that's still good.

Food waste is a triple loss: wasted money, wasted effort, and hungry people who could have eaten it.

Food rescue is one of the most satisfying businesses there is: everyone wins, including the planet.

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Food expiration dates don't mean what you think (TED-Ed)

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Think about

Question 1Where is good food thrown away in your town?

Question 2Why is it thrown away: looks, dates, logistics, habit?

Question 3Could rescued food become meals, products, or compost?

Question 4Who would buy 'ugly' or surplus food at the right price?

Question 5Could stores, farms, and kitchens work together on this?

Question 6What do your town's quirks mean for saving food?

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