Every year, Australia produces around 7.3 million tonnes of food waste across the supply and consumption chain. This costs the Australian economy around $20-$25 billion a year. The environmental cost is also said to be high, with food wastage in Australia accounting for approximately 5% of the national greenhouse gas emissions.
The Challenge
Globally, approximately one billion tonnes of food produced for human consumption goes to waste each year. Australian food wastage statistics revealed that $20 billion is lost to the economy through food waste and about 2.2 million tonnes of food go to waste each year.
Battling The Challenge
The Australian government has pledged to provide $1.37 million in funding to support a variety of programs designed to halve food waste by 2030. In order to move forward, further research and a strategic plan of action are necessary.
How Does The Food Waste App Help?
The latest Australian food waste app developed sounds promising in its goals and goes with the government protocol as well.
Developers of the app have incorporated artificial intelligence into their kitchen-management and grocery-list app, which is aimed at reducing domestic food waste.
