The report referenced in OP again and again confirms how fortunate we are here in Canada on pretty much every account of daily life. Food is wasted, because it is relatively inexpensive and because bulk purchases make it even more affordable. I've traveled around. Everywhere in civilized Europe the cost of normal living (gas, food, real estate, utilities) is significantly higher than what we have here (and US is even cheaper). In Switzerland, for example, there is no special recycling charges. They buy municipality-approved garbage bags of different sizes (small, medium, large, XL) and people pay for the garbage they produce. No bulk food. You buy one potato for 3 francs or one tomato for 5. Not a lot of waste there.
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