The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has estimated that Canadian households waste 85 kg of food per person annually. Food become an increasingly common focus policy, regulation, interventions, and awareness-raising efforts in Canada. However, there is still a relative dearth data to inform such decision-making processes or provide narratives contextualize behavior change efforts. In this paper, we describe the results uncommonly detailed observational study household waste. A...

Understanding the unique challenges facing vulnerable communities necessitates a scholarly approach that is profoundly embedded in ethnographic tradition. Undertaking ethnographies of and populations huge degrees inequality abject poverty asks researcher to be able think hard about issues positionality (what are our multiple subjectivities as insider/outsider, knowledge holder/learner, so on when interacting with subjects, how does this influence research?), engagement versus exploitation...

Purpose Canadian diets are unsustainable, and perceptions of sustainable among Canadians not well-understood. The purpose this study was therefore to explore Canadians. Design/methodology/approach sample comprised 30 aged 18–35 years (33% male; 3% gender diverse, 27% rural who did attend university) were recruited using online advertisements, posters, snowball sampling word-of-mouth. Semi-structured interview transcripts analysed thematic analysis. Findings themes included: understanding...

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Food waste has serious economic and environmental repercussions, there is growing policy attention to this issue in Canada. This study investigates how the material characteristics of wasted food influence its circulation management City Guelph, Ontario. Based on interviews with informants across value chain, we learned that a high reliance systems techniques determine when becomes (including cold chains, best before dates, aesthetic standards). We document these pervade chain recovery...

To increase donations of nutritious food, Ontario introduced a tax credit for farmers who donate agricultural products to food banks in 2013. This research seeks investigate the role Ontario's Food Donation Tax Credit Farmers addressing both loss and waste (FLW) insecurity through case study fresh produce rescue Windsor-Essex, Ontario. also documents challenges associated with rescuing from farms, as well alternatives donating. Interviews banks, producers key informants revealed that...

Abstract Background Higher diet quality has been associated with greater amounts of food waste among adults in the United States. This study aims to build on previous work by examining association between and waste, as assessed using detailed audits, a sample Canadian families. Methods cross-sectional used data from 85 families young children. Parent children was Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015), calculated 3-day records. Household measured audits conducted over multiple weeks these were...

Purpose Ontario’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change seeks to legislate diverse waste streams (including food waste) by implementing Bill 151, known colloquially as the Waste Free Ontario Act. The purpose this study is investigate how stakeholders in systems perceive prospective legislation. Design/methodology/approach paper based on interviews with across value chain Ontario, well an analysis legislation related documents. Findings argues that 151 represents Province’s commitment...

The perspectives of those most affected by urban change are often understudied, although these voices have the potential to inform academic understandings production gentrified space. Downtown Eastside (DTES) neighbourhood Vancouver, BC is undergoing a period intense redevelopment, raising concerns about displacement its predominantly low-income residents. In this study, informal recyclers (people who earn income from collecting recyclable or resaleable items) share their observations based...

Although food waste is gaining attention as an issue of environmental, social, and economic concern, this topic has only been taken up minimally by scholars, despite its apparent relevance to systems scholarship. Through a literature scan nine journals, we identify characterize all instances "food waste" loss" mentions. We find that reference important growing within studies but still marginal concept. To help advance the discourse on wastage, suggest three potential areas research could...

We explore informal recyclers' perceptions and experiences of the social determinants health in Vancouver, Canada, investigate factors that contribute to environmental inequities they experience. Based on in-depth interviews with 40 recyclers 7 key informants, we used a framework detail threats associated their work influenced access health-related resources services. Our analysis reveals structural influencing included insufficient government for low-income urbanites; potential stigma,...

The work of Buenos Aires’ cartoneros (informal recyclers) has important environmental and economic repercussions for the city. This paper investigates cartoneros’ working living conditions, establishing a 2007 baseline logistics informal recycling practice in Aires providing description socioeconomic characteristics these workers at key moment time. Under purview new chief government elected 2007, formalization plan was initiated 2011. assesses some potential impacts this on their work,...

Food waste in Canada is estimated to amount $31 billion per year, with approximately half of this occurring households (Gooch & Felfel, 2014). However, household food studies remain underrepresented the literature, particularly a Canadian context. This paper calls on feminist scholars contribute gap by incorporating analyses into their research. study uses photovoice methodology and analytical perspectives investigate moment when became “waste” 22 Guelph, Ontario. Findings suggest that...

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate by what means and ends waste, its materiality symbolic meanings are legally regulated in built environments. Design/methodology/approach The authors the entanglement of law environment through an analysis waste-related legal case studies Canadian context. They a notable Supreme Court three examples cities’ by-laws municipal regulations (particularly regarding informal recycling practices). mobilize Valverde calls work jurisdiction their analysis....