
Australia throws out over 7.6 million tonnes of food each year, enough to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground 10 times over, but some progress is being made to reduce waste as the cost-of-living crisis bites.
Big supermarket chains such as Coles and Woolworths, caterers, manufacturers who are all part of the Australian Food Pact have reduced their overall food waste by 13 per cent in the last three years.