Other websites/resources:
Love Food Hate Waste
Facts about food waste in New Zealand, Why is it an issue, Ways to get involved and other tips and tricks. Heaps of information and resources.
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Foodprint
A New Zealand based app that allows cafes and resturants to sell their excess food from the end of the day to local customes for a dicsounted price.
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Ministry for the environment
New Zealands lead advisor on the environment and climate. Provides information on how we benefit from reducing food waste and what the government is doing about it.
LinkQuick facts:
Did you know the average New Zealand household throws away around $1,326 worth of food every year? That adds up to a staggering $2.9 billion worth of wasted food nationwide—or about 86 kilograms per household annually!
A staggering 57% of wasted food is made up of veggies, often because they aren’t eaten in time and go off before we get to them
9% of New Zealands biogenic methane emissions and 4% of our total greenhouse gas emissions are from food and organic waste
In New Zealand alone, cafes, restaurants and supermarkets produce 50 000 tonnes of food waste. Over 60% of this is completely avoidable