REDUCING FOOD WASTAGE

Waste is an inherent part of the global food system, with significant environmental, social and economic impacts. Rather than simply managing its disposal, addressing the food waste challenge in Australia requires us all to adopt behaviours that reduce wastage.

DID YOU KNOW?

250,000

Each year Victorian households throw away 250,000 tonnes of edible food – enough to fill Melbourne’s Eureka Tower

$2,136

The average household in Victoria throws away $2,136 a year in wasted food

65%

Almost two thirds of the food Victorian households throw away could have been eaten