Eat Aware — Initial Quiz

How much food is wasted by Canadians every year?

• 12.6 million tonnes

• 8.7 million tonnes

• 35.5 million tonnes

• 18.9 million tonnes

Households are responsible for ... of the city's total food waste; restaurants and businesses are responsible for ...

• 12% ; 45%

• 21% ; 25%

• 25% ; 34%

• 8% ; 31%

The average Montreal grocery store wastes ... of food per year

• 2,400 tonnes

• 6,100 tonnes

• 1,800 tonnes

• 3,200 tonnes

What percentage of the food Canadians threw away could have been eaten?

• 51%

• 78%

• 63%

• 37%

Every day 2,400,000 potatoes, 1,225,000 apples, and 750,000 loaves of bread are wasted by Canadian households

• True

• False

Avoidable food waste costs an average Canadian household

• $1,100 per year

• $950 per year

• $1,000 per year

• $1,500 per year

Canada's avoidable household food waste is equivalent to ... of CO2 and ... cars on the road

• 1.5 million tonnes ; 0.8 million

• 9.8 million tonnes ; 2.1 million

• 7.9 million tonnes ; 1.2 million

• 9.4 million tonnes ; 3.4 million