Food Waste Facts
1/3 of all food produced is wasted
Businesses on average see a $14 benefit for each $1 they invest in food waste reduction
70% of all food wasted in Australia is edible…
Rotten food accounts for 34% of all methane emissions
Australian’s waste 7.6 million tonnes of food a year, that’s the equivalent of 29 million meals a day
91% of consumers prefer to buy from organisations taking steps to reduce food waste
Landfills are the second largest single human source of methane emissions, accounting for 23% of all methane sources
Methane is 20 times more damaging to the environment than CO2
If every australian reduced their food waste by just a single slice of bread, we could keep 711 tonnes out of landfill every year
food waste in australia costs about $36 billion annully; that is 12.5% of the total waste stream and the second largest component of the national waste stream. Only 2.6% of the food waste does not end up in landfills
1kg of food waste in landfill, produces 2-6kg of co2 emissions
In Australia, eliminating food waste from landfill would save 9.5 million tonnes of co2. The equivalent of taking every 1 in 3 cars off the road
361kg is the average amount of food waste per person annualy. That means every day each person wastes about 1kg of food
The commercial and industrial sectors in Australia generate around 1.9million tonnes of food waste annually. The Australian food industry accounts for around half of this figure, of which 79% ends up in landfill
Food waste is the last piece of the recycling puzzle; if people are able to recycle food waste, we can get closer to zero waste
Food waste, usually called wet waste, is the heaviest part of the waste stream
If people can remove wet waste from the waste stream, they can immediately save money by decreasing disposable costs, which are charged by weight, reduce CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions, minimize vehicle traffic risks at the site, and reach sustainable goals, among many other positive things