Food System Fact Sheet
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13,000
Metro Vancouver estimates that 13,000 tonnes of healthy, edible food are thrown out in the region's transfer stations each year.
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1 in 10
About 1 in 10 households (9.8%) in Vancouver are considered food insecure. Female lone parent households with children have the highest rate of food insecurity, at 34.2%.
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56.5 Million
Food waste is responsible for 56.5 million tonnes of the greenhouse gas emissions that Canada produces annually. Globally, food waste and loss is responsible for 6% of total emissions worldwide.
