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Food is a valuable resource and should be treated with more respect.

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Even small actions benefit like donating unused food to local food banks, buying only what you need, or even asking for a “doggy bag” to bring home leftovers at restaurants instead of throwing away what’s left of a meal.

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The poverty rate is constantly increasing in Hamilton, the RJFP would be beneficial to add to the city because there is a large scale of people who would benefit from the service and there are many corporations that would be more than willing to contribute.

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Adams work is only one the examples of the RJFM (Real Junk Food Movement). The project has become a movement in other countries around the world.

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Let's REALLY Feed the World | Adam Smith | TEDxWarwick

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Adam Smith is the founder and co-director of The Real Junk Food Project, a community interest company that aims to abolish waste food through a 'Pay-As You-Feel' concept, empowering communities and inspiring individuals. He has been a fully-qualified chef since December 2005 and has just returned from a 15 month trip to Australia.

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Smith says, “we have fed half a million people across the world with expired food, I don’t know how much more we have to do to prove its safe”.

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Food used in cafes are sourced from what has been thrown out already by the supermarkets . Causing some people to question the quality of the food.

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The Real Junk Food Project in Australia  

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The Real Junk Food Project in Australia  

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Adam Smith created a small café in his town supplying a variety of food items recovered from supermarket bins around the city.

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Many homeless and low-income families may not own a personal, but with resources like the library; who offer free access to computers and WI-FI they should be able to use the app as well.

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Demo of the Sheffield Foodbank app

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This innovation has been successful in how its been able to connect people and make them aware of where food is and where it is needed the most

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Weaknesses of the  Sheffield S6 Foodbank app

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Weaknesses of the  Sheffield S6 Foodbank app

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People who aren’t well versed with technology or have access to their own technology are going to have difficulty accessing this project.

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The Sheffield S6 Foodbank app is able to connect local business or/and individuals to charities, food banks, and agencies. Dave Cate helped to create the app

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Food banks still only have the resources to supply only 3 days worth of food, we know many people who access a food bank have a greater need than 3 days (Hamilton food share, 2018)

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There would be more fresh  and a  larger variety of foods  in food banks to feed more people

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This innovation lead to several food banks accruing more fresh and nutritious foods and lead to less greenhouse emissions being produced when food waste is sent to the landfill

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A great innovation but weaknesses include, more quality control of food, finding reliable transport to deliver food, acquiring more space in foodbanks and more staff and volunteers to handle the intake of food.

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Leftover foods are sent to the local food banks who are in need of the extra donations

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A law placed in 2016 that prevents supermarkets from throwing away unused foods

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Around the world food is wasted everyday.  Roughly one third of food around the world is wasted (Huber, 2017)

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TIL: We Waste One-Third of Food Worldwide | Today I Learned

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Unfortunately, Canada is one of the biggest contributors to the worlds food waste.

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The report released by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation ...— found when including all stages of the food supply chain, 396 kilograms of food per capita is wasted in Canada every year (Masemann,2018).

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Thankfully there are initiatives in place in other parts of the world working to reduce food waste