Service spotlight: Love Food Hate Waste

28 Jan Service spotlight: Love Food Hate Waste

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Food waste isn’t just a food industry problem — it’s happening in our homes. Canadians are wasting almost 2.3 million tonnes of edible food each year, often because we’re buying too much, cooking too much, or not storing our food correctly.

That’s where Love Food Hate Waste Canada, delivered by FoodMesh, comes in.

63%, Amount of food that's thrown away that could have been eaten. 140 KG, Amount of edible food the average Canadian household wastes each year. $1,300, Amount of average household spends every year on food that's wasted. 6.9 Million tonnes, Greenhouse gas emissions Canada's households food waste produces each year.


What is Love Food Hate Waste?

Love Food Hate Waste is a globally recognized and proven behaviour change program created by WRAP that encourages the reduction of household-level food waste generation through simple, practical actions.

FoodMesh proudly holds the licence to deliver Love Food Hate Waste in Canada, making it a core FoodMesh service offering alongside our food diversion services for businesses.

By delivering the program nationally, FoodMesh ensures Love Food Hate Waste resources, messaging, and engagement strategies are tailored specifically to Canadian households, communities, and policy contexts.

The campaign provides people with practical tools and guidance to:

  • Shop smarter
  • Store food better
  • Use up food before it goes to waste

These everyday actions help households save money, reduce environmental impact, and make the most of the food they already have.

Bringing Love Food Hate Waste to Your Community

We provide our partners with tools and support to implement our behaviour change program in their community.

Municipalities and regional governments can partner with Love Food Hate Waste and bring the program to their communities to support household food waste reduction while advancing their broader sustainability and waste-diversion goals.

How to Get Involved

Learn More: Join Our Information Session

If you and your municipality is interested in learning more about how Love Food Hate Waste can help in your community, we are hosting an information session:

Date: February 4th
Time: 11am PST
Location: Online via Zoom

Save your seat

In this session we will provide an overview of how the campaign works, partnership opportunities, and how Love Food Hate Waste can be implemented to support household food waste reduction goals across Canada.

Whether you’re just beginning to explore food waste prevention or looking to strengthen existing initiatives, this session will help you understand how Love Food Hate Waste can support your goals.

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