consumer fridge behaviour and waste reduction of red meat The challenge The National Food Waste Baseline reports 123,000 tonnes of beef, lamb, pork and chicken meat are wasted each year, whilst an AFCCC study suggests 3.5% of total meat production (155,000 tonnes)...
Investigating new food insulation materials from food waste to reduce food waste The challenge The Australian Food Cold Chain Council estimates that food losses and waste in Australia due to poor temperature management cost $3.8B p.a. Planet Protector Packaging...
A case for tax reform to increase food donation by business The challenge Food relief in Australia is delivered via partnership between the charity and food sectors. Food is donated by industry to food relief organisations, such as Foodbank, which distribute it to...
Supply chain monitoring and improvement to reduce banana quality loss The challenge Australian Ecoganic bananas are in significant demand in niche Asian markets. Pacific Coast Eco Bananas, a cooperative of five growers in north Queensland, has been exporting ecoganic...
The opportunities for Australia’s packaging and processing machinery sector to tackle food waste The challenge Across the food supply chain, the use of some technologies and processes can directly result in food waste generation, including during harvesting and...
