First module of the food waste & sustainability course offered by TotalCtrl.

What you will learn

Basic understanding of food loss and food waste, able to differentiate between the two.

Discuss 5 major concerns associated with food waste.

Identify and explain the 5 main causes for food waste.

Facts on food waste.

Explain the importance of food waste in the context of sustainability.

Description

We’ve all been there: Your chicken or vegetables go bad in the fridge. Or maybe you’ve cooked a bigger portion than you intended, and you know it won’t taste good again the next day.

There is a quick solution. Just throw it away.

Now imagine that happening with billions of people around the world. And just like that, through a mindless everyday task, you have all contributed to one of the biggest problems in the world: food waste.


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But how big of a problem is it? Is it as simple as people throwing food in the garbage?

Learn more about the problem of food waste in this course and understand the importance of reducing it for future sustainable development. This is the first module of the food waste & sustainability course offered by TotalCtrl. The course will be taught by Charlotte Aschim, who is the CEO and founder of TotalCtrl, a company specialising in food waste and food traceability.

This module will answer the following questions and talk about them:

  • What is food waste?
  • Different types of food waste? (For example, avoidable and unavoidable)
  • Why food waste is a problem? (Global warming, climate change, use of resources)
  • What are the causes of food waste?
  • Facts on Food waste.
  • How is food waste related to sustainability? (SDGs, how food waste is related to the SDGs)
English
language

Content

Introduction to the course

Course content
Introduction

What is food waste?

What is food waste?
Food waste quiz

Why is food waste a problem?

Why is food waste a problem?
Water waste and ethical concerns of food waste.
Food waste a priority for international organizations.
Biodiversity loss and economic consequences of food waste.
Problems with food waste.

What are the causes of food waste?

What are the causes of food waste?
Causes for food waste.
Causes of food waste.

Facts on food waste.

Food waste facts
Food waste facts (Norsk)
Quiz of food waste facts.

How is food waste related to sustainability?

Importance of food waste for sustainability and climate change
Sustainability and food waste.