New federal legislation urges Australian business to reduce, re-use and recycle
The Australian Government introduced game-changing waste management legislation into Parliament this week with the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill 2020.
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Green banana waste a potential ‘nutriceutical’ feed for high-performing horses
A new Fight Food Waste CRC project will explore the potential for turning green banana waste into high-nutrient, high-value horse feed.
Australian study of cold-chain logistics reveals high cost of supply-chain food loss
A new study has found that food losses resulting from cold-food-chain deficiencies cost nearly $4 billion p.a. in farm-gate value. The solution, contends AFCCC chair Mark Mitchell, lies in transparency and cooperation.
COVID-19 pandemic a chance to rethink global food system, says sustainable development expert
Feeding a post-pandemic world without destroying it requires rethinking our food production systems, re-evaluating the economics of overconsumption and facing up to the real costs of food waste, contends GIFT CEO Chandran Nair.
Turning Australia’s wine industry waste into high-value nutriceutical
Australia’s wine industry, keen to maintain its ‘clean, green’ image; is working with the Fight Food Waste CRC in a bid to turn ‘waste product’ grape marc into high-value nutriceutical grape seed extract.
Supply chain disruptions and ‘unprecedented’ food loss in COVID-19-strapped US
Rejigging the US’s food supply chain to adapt to the new, COVID-19 restricted normal isn’t easy. One of the results is massive food loss.
A bin-full of new solutions for cutting food waste
These days, there are as many smart solutions for cutting food waste as there are sources of it – and they extend from paddock to plate to (compost) bin.