Sustainable Food Production, Consumption, and the Generation of
Sustainable Food Production, Consumption, and the Generation of Sustainable Food Production, Consumption, and the Generation of
farmers markets, processors community kitchens, community gardens, wholesalers and retailers, restaurants, consumer and producer cooperatives, institutional food buyers and the like” (Lyson and Green, 1999:134). This description is a reminder of just how vast a local food system can be, how many niches there are to fill within it and how many people there are to involve in that process. Victoria has the potential to work its way toward a sustainable local food system; wheels here are turning. The effort of the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CR-FAIR) to develop a regional food charter is the grease for those wheels: an organized attempt to fill each and every niche within Victoria’s food system. CR-FAIR is a collective of representatives with expertise in food issue from various organizations in Capital Regional Distirict including the Vancouver Island Health Authority, Groundworks Learning Centre, The Community Social Planning Council, Lifecycles and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. The vision of CR-FAIR “is a sustainable and secure local food and agriculture system that provides safe, culturally acceptable, sufficient, nutritious food accessible to everyone in the Capital Region through dignified means” (CR-FAIR, 2001). This is a large mandate to fill, but it is a practical and well-rounded effort towards bettering Victoria’s food system. With the help of initiatives like CR-FAIR and organizations like Lifecycles, Victoria is slowly laying the foundation to turn the vision of a local food system into a reality. 20
3.0 Food Packaging Waste: Consumer Perception and Ecological Consumerism in Victoria, BC. Crystal Tremblay Abstract: The amount of packaging sent to landfill sites for disposal has gained considerable prominence as an environmental issue in Canada as a result of the 1990 National Protocol on Packaging. Policies aimed at changing consumer awareness of and attitudes towards the environmental impact of consumption are becoming more prevalent in Canada’s waste management goals. This research presents an overview of packaging waste in the food industry, with a particular focus on the Capital Regional District. Consumer perception of food packaging waste and recycling behaviour is analyzed in an attempt to highlight consumer awareness of the urgency for reducing food packaging in the waste stream. Recommendations from consumers, industry and local government are presented for reducing food packaging waste in the Capital Regional District. This research provides an overview of consumer perception aimed for the purpose of influencing policy discussions. Key words: food packaging waste, ecological consumerism, recycling, waste management, consumer perception. 3.1. Introduction As a result of increased packaging in the waste stream, measures to reduce the amount and toxicity of packaging and to encourage its reduction and recycling are a major environmental concern for many countries (McCarthy, 1993). Of all the manufacturing industries, the food industry generates the largest demand on packaging (Henningsson et al., 2004). Minimizing the packaging of food products presents an opportunity as well as a challenge to the food industry as the main concern in the supply-chain is for food safety. In order to maintain food hygiene and 21
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farmers markets, processors community kitchens, community gardens, wholesalers <strong>and</strong> retailers,<br />
restaurants, consumer <strong>and</strong> producer cooperatives, institutional food buyers <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> like” (Lyson<br />
<strong>and</strong> Green, 1999:134). This description is a reminder <strong>of</strong> just how vast a local food system can be,<br />
how many niches <strong>the</strong>re are to fill within it <strong>and</strong> how many people <strong>the</strong>re are to involve in that<br />
process.<br />
Victoria has <strong>the</strong> potential to work its way toward a sustainable local food system; wheels<br />
here are turning. The effort <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Capital Region <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable<br />
(CR-FAIR) to develop a regional food charter is <strong>the</strong> grease for those wheels: an organized<br />
attempt to fill each <strong>and</strong> every niche within Victoria’s food system. CR-FAIR is a collective <strong>of</strong><br />
representatives with expertise in food issue from various organizations in Capital Regional<br />
Distirict including <strong>the</strong> Vancouver Isl<strong>and</strong> Health Authority, Groundworks Learning Centre, The<br />
Community Social Planning Council, Lifecycles <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, Fisheries, <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Food</strong>. The vision <strong>of</strong> CR-FAIR “is a sustainable <strong>and</strong> secure local food <strong>and</strong> agriculture system that<br />
provides safe, culturally acceptable, sufficient, nutritious food accessible to everyone in <strong>the</strong><br />
Capital Region through dignified means” (CR-FAIR, 2001). This is a large m<strong>and</strong>ate to fill, but it<br />
is a practical <strong>and</strong> well-rounded effort towards bettering Victoria’s food system. With <strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong><br />
initiatives like CR-FAIR <strong>and</strong> organizations like Lifecycles, Victoria is slowly laying <strong>the</strong><br />
foundation to turn <strong>the</strong> vision <strong>of</strong> a local food system into a reality.<br />
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