Food Waste

Do you know how much food we actually waste in Australia alone? Watch the video below for some eye opening insights.

Learn how to avoid "avoidable" food waste

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Just like "reduce, reuse, recycle" for packaging, food waste is best avoided in the first place.

Compost forms the "recycle" component of the three Rs.

To reduce food waste:

• Plan meals
• Store food corectly to extend its shelf life
• Buy only what you need - shop smarter
• Learn how to pickle or preserve your excess food

To reuse food waste:

• Learn great recipes to cook with leftovers
• Plan ahead and take your leftovers to school/work for lunch

To recycle food waste:

• Learn the difference between avoidable and unavoidable food waste, and eliminate avoidable waste via reduce and reuse.
• Get to know your food waste, and decide on the compost system (or combination of systems) that best suits your food recycling (compost) needs.