As we celebrate the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, Wade Grant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced on behalf of the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, more than $640,000 to support local government research and capacity-building initiatives to reduce the amount of food and other organic waste sent to landfills. Under the Food Waste Prevention and Diversion: Research and Capacity Building Fund, five Canadian cities are receiving up to $150,000 for their projects.
Food is the largest type of waste that Canadians send to landfills annually. When disposed of in landfills, food and other organic waste produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Reducing food waste disposal is an effective way to lower landfill methane emissions and protect the environment.
Canada is taking action to reduce emissions of methane, as it is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to combat climate change. Today's projects contribute to achieving overall national waste reduction disposal goals and support Canada's commitment to the Global Methane Pledge.
