Facts and Figures

• If we could stop food waste, we could end famine four times.

• 20% of the food Australians buy is never eaten.

• Nearly half our bins are filled with food.

• An average Australian family wastes about $1000 and 350 kilograms in food they never eat per year.

• As a nation, Australia wastes 8 Billion dollars and 4000 tonnes in food they never eat per year.

• Around a quarter of fresh produce never reaches the shops.

• Australia's annual waste could fill 450,000 garbage trucks.

• When food breaks down it creates methane, which is bad for the environment.

• Young people, children and the wealthy waste the most food in our population.

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