How many food that are wasted in Canada? You maybe asking, Canadians waste $31 billion of food every year, 47% wasted in the home. In North America, over 30% of fruits and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets because they aren't attractive enough for consumers. The primary contributor to consumer food waste is high expectations—demand for high-quality, aesthetically-pleasing food is a key factor behind the volume of food waste occurring among consumers. About 222 million tonnes of food are wasted per year at the consumer level. In developed countries—that's almost as much as the total net food production in sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tonnes per year).
How many non perishable items are donated to food banks in Canada?. Each year National Food Sharing System (NFSS) provide community food banks across the country with on average 5-6 million kg (11-13 million pounds) of non-perishable and fresh foods and consumer products to people in need.150 000 Canadians in rural communities rely on a food bank while 38% of food distributed by Canadian food banks is fresh (eg. milk, eggs, fresh, frozen, fruits and vegetables, bread). In developed countries, like Canada, more than 40% of food losses occur at retail and consumer levels. 32% of the people requiring food assistance are children and that’s a bad thing because, children who go to school hungry risk many lifelong consequences including less developed literacy and numeracy skills and poor health due to a lack of good nutrition.
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