Congratulations to HEAL Project Advisor Dr. Paul van der Werf, who received the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) ‘Starkey-Robinson Award for Graduate Research on Canada’, which recognizes high quality graduate research. Paul completed his PhD at Western University’s Department of Geography, in November 2018, under the supervision of Dr. Jason Gilliland. His research focused on better understanding why household […]
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The large scale waste of food in our country is nothing new, but a new HEAL study published in the ‘Canadian Geographer’ indicates that a large portion of this waste takes place within our homes, and could be easily avoided, provided the proper incentive. The study focuses on reducing waste through the theory of planned […]
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Congratulations to HEAL’s Dr Paul van der Werf for his successful PhD defense on his research focusing on methods to reduce the production of food waste. London households throw out $600/year of avoidable food waste, worth up to $100 million/year of lost food value. In shadow of the City’s green bin implementation decision making process, a […]
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