Food waste comes at a big cost, both for your bank account and the planet.
Australian households account for around 2.5 million tonnes of food waste per year (source: DCCEEW).
When we waste food, we also waste the resources used to grow it (water, soils and energy) and the energy used to process, package and transport it.
And household budgets suffer too, with Victorian households throwing away an average of $1,051 worth of food each year (according to research by OzHarvest).
Using up all the food you buy helps you save money and avoid wasting the resources that go into producing food.
