The average percentage of crop waste per Australian horticultural farm dropped in 2023-24 and varied depending on crop type, new data collected by ABARES reveals. The report, Crop loss/waste on Australian
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Hospitals and aged care can lead food waste reform
New research has found institutional meal systems hold power to transform food service practices and cut food waste at scale. Hospitals and aged care facilities are responsible for
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Rockingham embraces FOGO roll out
More than 57,000 households in the City of Rockingham now have access to the three-bin Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) system.
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Ennovo – why the forced-aeration system is a game changer in organics
Finding the right markets for recycled organic products has always been an issue and is something that the resource recovery industry needs to pay more attention to, according to Dr Ben Dearman from Ennovo.
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Coffee concrete wins innovation award
RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators have won an award at Universities Australia’s Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category, after tallying the most votes from the public.
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End Food Waste Australia report announces progress
End Food Waste Australia (EFWA) has released a report revealing that businesses – including caterers, manufacturers, and major supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths – who are part of the Australian Food Pact – have reduced their overall food waste by 13 per cent since 2022.
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FOGO is the future but it’s future is not certain
Many State Governments are now mandating the separation of domestic food into a FOGO (food and garden organics) bin:
WA – Perth and Peel councils must have FOGO
SA – All Adelaide metro
Vic – All of the State starting with Melbourne
NSW – All of the State by 2030 (Sydney is the laggard)
ACT
QLD – nothing announced
Tas – nothing announced
NT – nothing announced
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Commercial food waste collections coming to NSW
The NSW Government is going to mandate commercial food waste collection (COFO). This is excellent for NSW, and the Minister Penny Sharpe and Premier Chris Minns are to be congratulated for this reform. For those of you who don’t know what we’re talking about, from July 1, 2025 large food waste generators will need to have a dedicated food waste collection system. Food waste will no longer be able to go to landfill. Food waste in landfill is a massive greenhouse gas generator, contributing most of the 11 million tonnes of greenhouse gases released from landfill each year. That is equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3 million cars.
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‘Maggot robots’ devour food waste in processing facility
Circular Economy scaleup Goterra has opened its doors to a brand new facility harnessing technology to tackle the mounting issue of food waste. The system uses insects called Black Soldier Fly larvae to break down food waste onsite rapidly, at a large scale. Housed in deep-tech, shipping container-sized units dubbed ‘Maggot Robots,’ the larvae can devour vast amounts of food waste.
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Food waste issues accelerate sustainable practices in APAC
Escalating food waste issues in the Asia-Pacific region presents a challenge that demands attention from stakeholders across the supply chain. Foodservice operators are increasingly adopting recycling
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