{"id":110,"date":"2023-02-08T02:53:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T02:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newaste.org.au\/ed-hub\/?p=110"},"modified":"2025-05-08T05:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T05:36:36","slug":"food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newaste.org.au\/ed-hub\/community-programs\/food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e5ffa0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span>As a nation, food waste costs the Australian economy $20 billion a year. Householders alone throw away 3.1 million tonnes of edible food each year, which is estimated to be equivalent to a staggering 1 in 5 shopping bags of food.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221;]<p>When we waste food, we also waste the resources used to produce, manufacture, package, distribute and prepare that food \u2013 land, water, energy and fuel.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that there are easy things we can do to reduce the amount of food we throw away. * Start by planning what you are going to eat and writing a shopping list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Only buy what you are going to eat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Store food correctly<\/strong> \u2013 for great tips on making your food last longer check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/a-to-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A-Z Food Storage Guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Love your leftovers<\/strong> and use up what you already have in the fridge! A stir fry or soup is a great way of making the most of veggies!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Find out more about food waste in NSW from NSW Love Food Hate Waste <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au\/about-food-waste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au\/about-food-waste<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date on what\u2019s happening in our region to reduce food waste, including workshops and upcoming events by following our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newastensw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>.<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->To help the Northern NSW community reduce food waste, North East Waste runs a number of free programs , workshops and events people can get involved with.<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Food Smart Program&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/newaste.org.au\/ed-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/LFHW-3945-scaled.jpg&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;3b8193bb-47c3-43a9-9f81-e41608de6850&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|10px|0px|false|false&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>Join other food-lovers across the world \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.mail.epa.nsw.gov.au\/food-smart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up to the Love food Hate Waste Food Smart Program<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;A-Z of Food Storage&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/newaste.org.au\/ed-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/Asset-3@2x.png&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;60%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;3b8193bb-47c3-43a9-9f81-e41608de6850&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px|10px|0px|false|false&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/a-to-z\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Visit our A-Z of Food Storage<\/p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a nation, food waste costs the Australian economy $20 billion a year. Householders alone throw away 3.1 million tonnes of edible food and to help us visualise this &#8211; that\u2019s close to 17,000 grounded 747 jumbo jets!! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>As a nation, food waste costs the Australian economy $20 billion a year. Householders alone throw away 3.1 million tonnes of edible food each year, which is estimated to be equivalent to a staggering 1 in 5 shopping bags of food.<\/p>\r\n<p>When we waste food, we also waste the resources used to produce, manufacture, package, distribute and prepare that food \u2013 land, water, energy and fuel.<\/p>\r\n<p>The good news is that there are easy things we can do to reduce the amount of food we throw away. * Start by planning what you are going to eat and writing a shopping list.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Only buy what you are going to eat.<\/li>\r\n<li>Store food correctly \u2013 for great tips on making your food last longer check out our A-Z Food Storage Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/a-to-z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/a-to-z\/<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Love your leftovers and use up what you already have in the fridge! A stir fry or soup is a great way of making the most of veggies!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Find out more about food waste in NSW from NSW Love Food Hate Waste <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au\/about-food-waste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.lovefoodhatewaste.nsw.gov.au\/about-food-waste<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>Keep up to date on what\u2019s happening in our region to reduce food waste, including workshops and upcoming events by following our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newastensw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>To help the Northern NSW community reduce food waste, <a>North East Waste runs a number of free programs<\/a><a href=\"#_msocom_1\">[1]<\/a>\u00a0, workshops and events people can get involved with.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:table {\"hasFixedLayout\":true,\"className\":\"is-style-stripes\"} -->\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\r\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Food smart image<\/td>\r\n<td>Cooking demo image<\/td>\r\n<td>Food storage image<\/td>\r\n<td>School image from LYL<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Love Food Hate Waste - Food Smart Program<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Leftover-makeover recipes<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>A-Z of food storage<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td><strong>Love Your Lunch school program<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Links directly to page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/\">https:\/\/www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>Link to: NEWaste Youtube channel. Can we put other recipes in playlist?<\/td>\r\n<td>Links directly to page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/a-to-z\/\">https:\/\/www.newaste.org.au\/foodsmart\/a-to-z\/<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td>(Still to put together website info for this page link) parent specific info - lunchbox ideas\/examples, recipes, DIY videos sandwich sushi & banana bliss balls. 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