Food waste is a very prominent and pressing issue in modern-day

society. Food waste and its associated issues affect everyone in

Australia, and all around the globe. Food waste costs us billions of
dollars every year, as well as emitting tons of carbon emissions.
Food waste is a very expensive issue. In Australia alone, it can be
estimated that 20 million dollars of food are wasted annually. Overall,
this adds up to $2000 of wasted food per household. Lost or wasted
food costs the global economy around $940 billion every year.
The vast majority of fruits and vegetables that are grown, don’t even
get the chance to be sold at supermarkets. Things like size, colour,
shape, and visible blemishes all contribute to the marketability of a
product. Tons of perfectly good and edible produce is getting thrown
into landfill simply because it doesn’t meet a certain supermarkets
standard.
Over 25 million hectares of land is wasted on growing food that is not
eaten. This land could be used for housing or any other need. We
would be able to feed so many more currently hungry people if the
produce grown on this land was given a chance. Of the 7.6 million
tonnes of food we waste each year, at least 70% of it is entirely
edible.
Food waste is a very pressing issue in Australia, it costs us all money,
time, and resources when it doesn’t have to be an issue at all.