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Task · part of 3. Food, one of three

3(c). Cut your household food waste, and measure it

Optional May not apply Often forgotten

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Food: which route for requirement 3?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Establish a baseline, then track and record your results for two weeks. The only option here with a clock, and it cannot be reconstructed afterwards.

Warning. Two weeks, and a baseline established before them. This is the only option under requirement 3 with a clock, and it cannot be reconstructed after the fact, so if you are going to choose it, choose it now rather than after the other requirements are finished.

Where this step comes from

  1. Sustainability Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-16), Requirement 3(c) · Sets the baseline and the two weeks of tracking.

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