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.
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?
DID YOU KNOW?
250,000
250,000
Each year Victorian households throw away 250,000 tonnes of edible food – enough to fill Melbourne’s Eureka Tower
$2,136
$2,136
The average household in Victoria throws away $2,136 a year in wasted food
65%
65%
Almost two thirds of the food Victorian households throw away could have been eaten