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Feeding the Bin

Feeding the Bin. Understanding Localised Food Waste Production and Reduction . Pete Huff. Cultivating Community Food Waste and Compost Team Leader pete@cultivatingcommunity.org.au. Cultivating Community.

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Feeding the Bin

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  1. Feeding the Bin • Understanding Localised Food Waste Production and Reduction

  2. Pete Huff Cultivating Community Food Waste and Compost Team Leader pete@cultivatingcommunity.org.au

  3. Cultivating Community Cultivating Community is about people, communities, gardening, farming, the environment and food. Our mission is to work with diverse communities to create fair, secure and resilient food systemsOur core purpose is to provide access to healthy, culturally appropriate food for people and families living on low incomes in the context of a whole of community approach to food security.

  4. Cultivating Community Core Work Areas • Community Gardens • School Food Gardens • Food Systems Projects • Food Waste and Composting

  5. Why Food Waste

  6. What’s in the Bin • How much food waste is in your bin? • Australian Average: 40-52%or 345kg per Household (3 Full Fridges) • Nationally: 4,000,000 Tonnes of Food Waste per Year (450,000 Garbage Trucks) • How many shopping bags of food end up in the bin? • Australian Average: 1 out of every 5 • What do you think this costs the average Australian/year? • Australian Average: $1000-$2000 • Nationally: $8 Billion per Year

  7. Households Food Waste • The average household in the City of Yarra produces 6.96 kilograms of rubbish weekly. • Food is the predominant waste product - 52.6% • Impacts recycling, as food contaminates waste stream and makes resource recovery difficult.

  8. Commercial Food Waste • The average commercial operator in the City of Yarra produces 9.05 kilograms of rubbish weekly. • Again, food is the predominant waste product: 40.1% • The most common recoverable material (other than food) is paper and cardboard, which is the most impacted material by food contamination.

  9. Who Wastes Food • In Victoria, the top four waste groups are: • Young consumers, aged 18-24 (14.2 litres p.w.) • Too busy or too transient to develop a pattern • Higher income earners - $130k and over (12.8 litres) • More likely to overbuy, overcook w/o value for food • Moderate income earners - $65 to $80k (11 litres) • Time poor or not managing a household budget • Families with children (9.8 litres) • Likely to do one big shop and/or kids are difficult eaters

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