Like Taking Food Away from a Landfill…
Food and the Circular Economy I regularly walk past a pan-handling man on my way to lunch. Exposing my own biases, he seems a little to well-dressed to ask… Read more >
Food for Thought Gala
For the last couple of years Enviro Western has put on the Food for Thought Gala. The event serves up some good food and provides attendees with some insights… Read more >
How Food Retailers Are Helping Reduce the Amount of Food that becomes Waste
I had the opportunity to be interviewed on London, Ontario’s AM980’s Andrew Lawton show recently to talk about some of the great things food retailers are already doing to manage… Read more >
Is Food Waste Reduction a Waste Management Issue?
The reduction of food waste has emerged, in recent years, as an important societal issue. There is debate, in some quarters, about whether food waste reduction is in fact a… Read more >
Sounds of the Season and How not to Waste Food
I had the opportunity to be interviewed by CBC London as part of their Sounds of the Season fundraiser for the London Food Bank, on 1 December. On average London’s… Read more >
Is urban agriculture a way forward
See recent article in the Londoner about London, Ontario’s urban agriculture strategy. Does being able to grow food yourself give you a greater appreciation of how it is produced….and reduce… Read more >
On the radio- Is a food and organic waste ban in Ontario a good idea?
I had the chance to be interviewed on London’s CBC radio http://bit.ly/2v9Nmmn and Toronto’s AM 640 http://bit.ly/2fKHxJu and chat about the province’s planned food and organic waste ban. Certainly in my circles… Read more >
(No) Food Waste and Green Drinks
I had the opportunity to speak at London Environmental Network’s 11 August environmental networking event. There were about 70 people out to hear me speak about food waste generation… Read more >
Circular Reference Error: Do We Understand the Circular Economy. Pt. 2 – Will a voluntary approach work for food & organic resources?
CIRCULAR REFERENCE ERROR: DO WE UNDERSTAND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY. PT. 2 – Will a Voluntary Approach Work For Food & Organic Resources? By Peter Hargreave and Paul van der… Read more >
Circular Reference Error: Do we understand the circular economy. Pt. 1- What is the circular economy?
By Peter Hargreave and Paul van der Werf This is the start of a three-piece series on the Circular Economy. We pushed our ideas back and forth to each… Read more >