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Fight Food Waste CRC established
A new Cooperative Research Centre, supported by a $30 million grant from the Turnbull Government’s CRC Program, has been established.
April 12, 2018 0 comment
The Role of Packaging in Minimising Food Waste – AIP training course
This course is ideally suited to packaging technologists, designers, engineers, marketers, production and procurement managers and for industries across the food supply chain.
February 25, 2018 0 comment
South Melbourne Market wins environmental award
The market’s work to recycle tonnes of food, vegetable and other waste, and other sustainable practices is cutting business costs and greenhouses gas emissions.
February 21, 2018 0 comment
New advocacy group addressing food waste in Australia
New advocacy group, the Australian Food Cold Chain Council, aims to address food wastage by showing food producers, logistics operators, supermarkets and consumers the cost of inaction.
February 21, 2018 0 comment
New SA technology to tackle agricultural waste
Technology developed in South Australia that will make it more affordable to convert agricultural waste into high value activated carbon could soon be on the market.
February 8, 2018 0 comment
Compass Group partners with OzHarvest to reduce food waste
Food services provider Compass Group Australia has joined forces with OzHarvest to cut down on food waste.
January 9, 2018 0 comment
Foodbank calls for Food Insecurity strategy
Hunger relief organisation Foodbank is also calling on the Federal Government to develop a National Food Insecurity Strategy, to ensure both food insecurity and food waste are addressed.
November 19, 2017 0 comment
Repackaging the impact of food waste
As consumer awareness of the magnitude of food waste grows, Sealed Air’s Ron Cotterman says the time for retailers to implement more effective preventive measures is now.
November 1, 2017 0 comment
Deakin Uni trial diverts food waste from landfill
Hundreds of tonnes of greenhouse gas-producing food waste could be saved from landfill each year thanks to an innovative new environmental system at Deakin University.
September 7, 2017 0 comment
Packaging as part of the food waste solution
We spoke to Karl Deily, President of Sealed Air Food Care to hear his views on how to best address the food waste problem.
August 18, 2017 0 comment
Food Collective addressing NZ food waste issue
With supermarkets across New Zealand rising to the food waste challenge, chefs and food service professionals are encouraged to join the Food Collective by donating surplus food, minimising food waste to landfill and understanding how food waste can be better managed in their kitchen. The partnership between Unilever Food Solutions, KiwiHarvest and Kaibosh, provides the … Continue reading Food Collective addressing NZ food waste issue
July 10, 2017 0 comment
Turning environmental problems into profit
CST Wastewater Solutions will showcase successful waste-to-energy technologies at foodPro 2017 in Sydney from July 16-19.
June 1, 2017 0 comment
Organic waste to energy projects on show in Sydney
Visitors to Ozwater in Sydney last week had a chance to see CST Wastewater Solutions’ latest waste-to-energy technologies.
May 22, 2017 0 comment
Australian researchers find way to stop food mould
West Australian researchers led by Dr. Kirsty Bayliss have discovered how to stop mould growing on fresh food. Dr. Bayliss will be presenting her technology, titled ‘Breaking the Mould’, a chemical-free treatment for fresh produce that increases shelf-life, prevents mould and decay, and reduces food wastage, in the US. “Our technology will directly address the … Continue reading Australian researchers find way to stop food mould
March 23, 2017 0 comment
Reducing food waste great for companies’ bottom lines
New research on behalf of Champions 12.3 has found that for every dollar companies invested to reduce food loss and waste, they saved $14 in operating costs. The report finds that household savings could be much greater. In a first-of-its kind analysis, The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste evaluated financial cost and … Continue reading Reducing food waste great for companies’ bottom lines
March 7, 2017 0 comment
Continental working to eliminate food waste
Unilever’s iconic Australian food brand, Continental is partnering with local innovator and start-up RipeNear.Me to help eliminate food waste. Continental’s plan involves encouraging home cooks to use surplus produce from local growers in their communities and work towards ensuring 100 per cent of the vegetables, meat, herbs and spices used in their products are sourced … Continue reading Continental working to eliminate food waste
February 10, 2017 0 comment
IAF technology for high temperature fats recovery
A flotation cell that allows fats and solids recovery in high temperature applications will be featured at FoodPro 2017.
February 8, 2017 0 comment
Food security: we throw away a third of the food we grow – here’s what to do about waste
In the UK, roughly a third of the food grown in the field never actually makes into anybody’s mouth. For every three pigs raised on a farm, the equivalent of one will ultimately be sent to landfill. A third of all apples, perfectly good for consumption, will somehow be discarded. The message is simple: we … Continue reading Food security: we throw away a third of the food we grow – here’s what to do about waste
January 30, 2017 0 comment
Reducing food waste could put birds and animals at risk
Well-intended efforts to reduce food waste could threaten some birds and animal species, a new paper has warned.
October 24, 2016 0 comment
More action needed on global food waste: report
The report says governments and companies should accelerate policies, incentives, investment and practices that reduce food loss and waste.
September 23, 2016 0 comment