Options for utilising apple and pear pulp residue The challenge Australia’s apple and pear juicers squeeze about 110,000 tonnes of fruit each year and are left with over 30,000 tonnes of pomace/pulp by-product. Different businesses deal with this by-product in...
Advancing regional agri-food waste valorisation The challenge Toowoomba city currently sends 16,600 tonnes of food waste and commercially collected organics to landfill per annum. This practice is detrimental to the environment and is significantly contributing to the...
Transformation of surplus/waste tomato and capsicum produce into value-added products (stage one) The challenge One-third of the world’s food production amounting to 1.3 billion tonnes is currently lost or wasted annually. Wastage occurs due to a range of...
SME Solutions Centre – Prioritisation of value-adding opportunities to upcycle brewing by-products The challenge Brewers spent grain is a byproduct of making beer that primarily consists of malted semi-fermented barley grain. Often this stream is sent to...
SME Solutions Centre – Banana Feeds Australia Equine Scoping Study The challenge Waste at primary production level is a significant issue for Australian banana farmers with approximately 37,000 tonnes of bananas discarded on-farm per annum, equating to roughly...
