Australians Throw Away $8 Billion of Food Each Year!

DO SOMETHING ABOUT FOOD WASTE FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! WE ALL LOVE EATING OUT, BUT HOW MUCH ARE WE THROWING OUT? AUSTRALIANS DISCAD UP TO O0% AUSTRALIANS DISCARD UP TO OF THE FOOD THEY PURCHASE. THIS EQUATES TO-→ | OUT OF EVERY 5 BAGS OF GRO(ERIES BUY UP TO 47 OF THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD BIN IS FOOO $1,036 FOR THE AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN. HOUSEHOLD oF FoOD IS THROWN AWAY EVERY YEAR WHAT COULD THIS $1000 HAVE BEEN SPENT ON? ENOUGH TO FEED THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD PAYING OFF SIX MONTHS OF YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL" FOR OVER A MONTH (ASSUMES A HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY BILL OF $2,000 PER YEAR) plussies throw out 8 BILLION worth of edible food every year AUSTRALIANS WASTE AUSSIES THROW OUT 4.000.000 TONNES OF FOOD EACH YEAR 345KG PER HOUSEHOLD. WHICH IS THE SAME WEIGHT AS 3 AVERAGE SIZE FRIDGES! OUT OF THE $8 BILLION WHAT DO WE WASTE EVERY YEAR? $2.67 BILLION OF FRESH FOOD 33% $2.18 BILLION OF LEFTOVERS-27% $1.17 BILLION OF PACKAGED AND LONG-LIFE PRODUCTS - 15% $727 MILLION OF DRINKS -9% $727 MILLION OF FROZEN FOOD 9% $566 MILLION OF TAKEAWAYS-7% Why is it WASTED? WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE LEFTOVERS WE (oOK Too MUCH FOOD FOOD IS MISTAKENLY THROWN OUT BEFORE THE USE-BY/ BEST BEFORE DATE Buying takeawrays at the last minute WE DON'I CHECK THE CUPBOARD OR FRIDGE BEFORE GOING SHOPPING INSTEAD OF (OOKING THE FoOD WE HAVE AT HOME ALD We bug too much because we don't stick to a thopping list. WE OFTEN SHOP WHEN WE'RE HUNGRY SO WE BUY MORE FooD THAN WE NEED. Who are the bi99es+ wasters of f0od? YOUNG CONSUMERS $100,000 (18-24) HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES OF MORE THAN Families with PER YEAR (HILDREN V WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS? WHEN FOOD ROTS WITH OTHER ORGANICS IN LANDFILL, IT GIVES OFF A GREENHOUSE GAS CALLED MЕТНANE WHICH IS 25 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN THE CARBON POLLUTION THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR CAR EXHAUST. THE HIDDEN IMPACT? WHEN YOU THROW OUT FOOD, YOU ALSO WASTE THE WATER, FUEL AND RESOURCES IT TOOK TO GET THE FOOD FROM THE PADDOCK TO YOUR PLATE. AN ESTIMATED 20-40% OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ARE REJECTED EVEN BEFORE THEY REACH THE SHOPS MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T MATCH THE CONSUMERS AND SUPERMARKETS' HIGH COSMETIC STANDARDS. If you add up all the food II'S ENOUGH TO FILL Australia 450,000 wastes each year, GARBAGE TRUCKS. PLACED END TO END, THE CONVOY WOULD BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, JUST OVER THREE TIMES. MILK DO SOMETHING! FOODWISE TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND SAVE MONEY VISIT DO SOMETHING'S FOODWISE.COM.AU To find out how the stats are calculated visit FoodWise.com.au/foodwaste mww DO SOMETHING ABOUT FOOD WASTE FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! WE ALL LOVE EATING OUT, BUT HOW MUCH ARE WE THROWING OUT? AUSTRALIANS DISCAD UP TO O0% AUSTRALIANS DISCARD UP TO OF THE FOOD THEY PURCHASE. THIS EQUATES TO-→ | OUT OF EVERY 5 BAGS OF GRO(ERIES BUY UP TO 47 OF THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD BIN IS FOOO $1,036 FOR THE AVERAGE AUSTRALIAN. HOUSEHOLD oF FoOD IS THROWN AWAY EVERY YEAR WHAT COULD THIS $1000 HAVE BEEN SPENT ON? ENOUGH TO FEED THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD PAYING OFF SIX MONTHS OF YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL" FOR OVER A MONTH (ASSUMES A HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY BILL OF $2,000 PER YEAR) plussies throw out 8 BILLION worth of edible food every year AUSTRALIANS WASTE AUSSIES THROW OUT 4.000.000 TONNES OF FOOD EACH YEAR 345KG PER HOUSEHOLD. WHICH IS THE SAME WEIGHT AS 3 AVERAGE SIZE FRIDGES! OUT OF THE $8 BILLION WHAT DO WE WASTE EVERY YEAR? $2.67 BILLION OF FRESH FOOD 33% $2.18 BILLION OF LEFTOVERS-27% $1.17 BILLION OF PACKAGED AND LONG-LIFE PRODUCTS - 15% $727 MILLION OF DRINKS -9% $727 MILLION OF FROZEN FOOD 9% $566 MILLION OF TAKEAWAYS-7% Why is it WASTED? WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE LEFTOVERS WE (oOK Too MUCH FOOD FOOD IS MISTAKENLY THROWN OUT BEFORE THE USE-BY/ BEST BEFORE DATE Buying takeawrays at the last minute WE DON'I CHECK THE CUPBOARD OR FRIDGE BEFORE GOING SHOPPING INSTEAD OF (OOKING THE FoOD WE HAVE AT HOME ALD We bug too much because we don't stick to a thopping list. WE OFTEN SHOP WHEN WE'RE HUNGRY SO WE BUY MORE FooD THAN WE NEED. Who are the bi99es+ wasters of f0od? YOUNG CONSUMERS $100,000 (18-24) HOUSEHOLDS WITH INCOMES OF MORE THAN Families with PER YEAR (HILDREN V WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS? WHEN FOOD ROTS WITH OTHER ORGANICS IN LANDFILL, IT GIVES OFF A GREENHOUSE GAS CALLED MЕТНANE WHICH IS 25 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN THE CARBON POLLUTION THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR CAR EXHAUST. THE HIDDEN IMPACT? WHEN YOU THROW OUT FOOD, YOU ALSO WASTE THE WATER, FUEL AND RESOURCES IT TOOK TO GET THE FOOD FROM THE PADDOCK TO YOUR PLATE. AN ESTIMATED 20-40% OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ARE REJECTED EVEN BEFORE THEY REACH THE SHOPS MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T MATCH THE CONSUMERS AND SUPERMARKETS' HIGH COSMETIC STANDARDS. If you add up all the food II'S ENOUGH TO FILL Australia 450,000 wastes each year, GARBAGE TRUCKS. PLACED END TO END, THE CONVOY WOULD BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, JUST OVER THREE TIMES. MILK DO SOMETHING! FOODWISE TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND SAVE MONEY VISIT DO SOMETHING'S FOODWISE.COM.AU To find out how the stats are calculated visit FoodWise.com.au/foodwaste mww