![]() “First of all, it’s about knowing the shelf life of our product,” he said. It will hoped that this will avoid product waste with product no longer being discarded due to a doubtful history as the new packaging will better manage what is to be expected for the shelf life.Īt the AUSPACK conference held in Melbourne, Dr Ian Jensen, the program manager, market access science and technology for Meat & Livestock Australia, explained the concept behind the new process. Possibilities are also being explored to produce a visual sensor that will indicate when the shelf life of the product is near its end. This model is being used, with near to real-time collection of temperature data, to predict and manage customer experience of red meat products. With that in mind, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the University of Tasmania are working together and have developed a working model for vacuum-packed beef and sheep meats. The same set of figures also state that more than 710,000 Australians rely of food relief every month, with four million people experiencing some form of food insecurity. This includes putting five million tonnes of food in landfill, and the average household’s bin waste is made up of 35 per cent of food. To see what small changes you can make, complete the quiz and share the campaign go to According to the OzHarvest website, the Australian Federal government said that food waste costs the Australian economy $20 billion a year. Taking action today could prevent 70 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere in the next 30 years and is one of the most effective ways for individuals to protect our partnership with the planet. Reducing food waste is ranked as the third most effective solution to reducing global warming by scientists at Project Drawdown. ![]() So from today, we’ll be asking people to #countmein and share what small changes they will make to reduce their food waste,” said Ronni. It’s an easy win, both for your pocket and the planet. “Cutting back on our individual food waste is the single most powerful way we can take direct action against climate change. Urgent action is needed if we are to achieve the national target to halve food waste by 2030.” 298 kg per person is a staggering amount – the same weight as six adult kangaroos. ![]() ![]() “The amount of food we waste is hard to visualise as once it goes in the bin it’s out of sight and out of mind, which leads us to think we don’t actually waste that much. OzHarvest Founder and CEO, Ronni Kahn AO says people are experiencing ‘eco-anxiety’ as most feel helpless in the battle to protect the planet, but reducing food waste is where we can all make a difference every day. READ MORE: OzHarvest app designed to help fight hunger Today, on World Food Day, OzHarvest will show Aussies that tackling climate change, starts with your plate! The social media campaign # countmein aims to inspire individual action and show thatmaking small changes to your own food waste is one of the few personal habits that can actually help restore the planet.įood waste is often over looked in the climate change debate, but is in fact a major contributor responsible for 8% of global greenhouse gases (more than the aviation sector!) as food left to rot in landfill produces methane-a greenhouse gas that is 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide.įigures recently released from the Federal Government’s National Business Report reveal Australia is wasting over 7 million tonnes of food each year, which equates to 298kg of food per person,making Australia the world’s fourth highest food waster per capita. ![]()
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