1 guelph food waste research project vivian de giovanni city of guelph mwa spring workshop may 2014
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Guelph Food WasteResearch Project
Vivian De GiovanniCity of Guelph
MWA Spring Workshop May 2014
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The 5 W’s
• What is the Food Waste Research Project?
• How, when and where was the project undertaken?
• Why did we conduct the project?
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Weighing the bags at the curb
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Food Waste Behaviours, Attitudes and Beliefs
• Waste overview• Identifying waste• Food Habits• Attitudes toward waste
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Demographics and Average Waste• How many people are
in your household? Average: 3.3;
Median: 3; Mode: 2;
Range: 1-9• How many children in
your home are under the age of 18? Average: 1;
Median: 0; Mode: 0; Range: 0-3
• Average total weekly waste – 31.2 kg– Clear bag – 7.1 kg– Blue bag – 11.6 kg– Green bag – 12.5 kg
• Average per capita weekly waste – 10.2 kg– Clear bag – 2.2 kg– Blue bag – 3.8 kg– Green bag – 4.2 kg
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Hshd Waste Management Behaviours
• 1) How do you dispose of food waste in your home? • a) green bag (Y 100%/N 0%)• b) garbage bag (Y 39%/N 61%)• c) backyard/indoor composter (Y 13%/N 87%)• d) garburator/sewage system (Y 12%/N 89%)• e) feed domestic / wild animals (Y 20%/N 80%)• f) take food waste directly to landfill/transfer station
(Y 15%/N 85%)
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Types of Waste
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Trim/InedibleSpoiledNot likeBest BeforeOver Prep
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How Do You Decide What to Discard?
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AppearanceSmellTasteBest BeforeNo one wantsDays in Fridge
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Gardens, Fridges, Shopping
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Food Waste
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Who is Responsible to Reduce Food Waste
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Next Steps – Wish List
• Still on bags - Phase 3: collect weights from 300 hshds and follow-up survey
• Carts – Phase 1 or 2: weigh contents from 300 hshds, audit organics and garbage
• Re-weigh previous hshds, audit organics & garbage for behaviour change
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Vivian De Giovanni
Supervisor, Program Development
Solid Waste Resources
City of Guelph