Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)

The average Canadian households wastes $1,760 every year in squishy cucumbers, spoiled yogurt and moldy bread. Not only does food waste have a negative impact on our pocketbooks, it’s bad for the environment as resources are wasted producing food that is never eaten. Wasted food is responsible for 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, making the reduction of food waste a key strategy in fighting climate change. Households are the second largest contributors to food waste, with 21% of food waste occurring in the home. As such, we all have an important role to play in reducing food waste to the benefit of our environment and our budgets. Speaker: Kathleen Sheppard Kathleen has been the Executive Director of Environment Lethbridge since 2015 and has more than 25 years of experience with non-profit organizations in British Columbia and Alberta, including past experience in land conservation and social planning and policy. Kathleen holds a B.Sc. in Geography and Biology from the University of Victoria an