Food waste is a serious problem: it is estimated that one third of the food produced for human consumption is lost or discarded along the supply chain, from primary production through to consumption.

In a context where the available data show that the amount of food produced does not meet all of the world’s demand, the social impact of this food waste is even more serious.

Although food waste occurs at every stage of the chain—production, transport and processing, distribution, hospitality and, finally, households—most food is wasted in the home (almost 50% of the total).

Food waste in the classroom

We have created the following resources to explore this topic in the classroom: a guide to the project and how to use it in lessons, a pack of activity ideas for working on the issue with children, and a poster for display in the classroom.

Download them free of charge below!

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