'4 million tonnes of food is wasted each year in Australia each year as someone who eats ,buys and loves food,you have the power to help stop this waste.It's simply a matter of making your food choices count'-Foodbank 'An Australia without Hunger'
Food Bank is an Australian non-denominal, non- profit hunger relief organisation which acts as a pantry to charities who feed the hungry, e.g. The Salvation Army, Mission Australia, St Vincent De Paul and many more.This established in NSW, 1992. In spite of Australia being called 'a lucky country' and the stereotypes of poverty being only being found amongst African Nations. Poverty is alive and kicking in Australia in particularly urban as-well as rural areas.
According to Foodbank in New South Wales alone more than 700 000 people have gone hungry in the last 12 months and sadly half of the deprived are children.
Food Waste in Australia Statistics conducted by Foodbank states:
Food Bank is an Australian non-denominal, non- profit hunger relief organisation which acts as a pantry to charities who feed the hungry, e.g. The Salvation Army, Mission Australia, St Vincent De Paul and many more.This established in NSW, 1992. In spite of Australia being called 'a lucky country' and the stereotypes of poverty being only being found amongst African Nations. Poverty is alive and kicking in Australia in particularly urban as-well as rural areas.
According to Foodbank in New South Wales alone more than 700 000 people have gone hungry in the last 12 months and sadly half of the deprived are children.
Food Waste in Australia Statistics conducted by Foodbank states:
- Australians throw away $5.2 billions worth of food a year
- An estimated 20% to 40% are fruits and vegetable are rejected even before they reach the markets as they 'do not match the supermarket ' cosmetic standard'
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Ways to reduce your ecological footprint
First and foremost, what is an ecological footprint?
An ecological footprint is the measure of human impact on the environment.
People can help simply by following the three R's of the environment.
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
A good recycler both ensures they recycle goods and also considers what they buy and whether the products have recycling capabilities.
An ecological footprint is the measure of human impact on the environment.
People can help simply by following the three R's of the environment.
Reduce
- Buy products with minimal packaging and recycle any packaging where possible
- Bulk-buy products with a long shelf-life
- Avoid individually wrapped items
- Choose the concentrated or refillable form of products like juices and cleaning products
- Use a basket, backpack, box or reusable shopping bag instead of plastic bags. Keep them handy in the boot of your car.
Reuse
- Reuse your plastic bags and look for products that can be reused many times
- Choose durable and reusable items rather than disposable ones
- Carry your own water bottle or reuse water bottles.
Recycle
A good recycler both ensures they recycle goods and also considers what they buy and whether the products have recycling capabilities.
- Buy products made from recycled materials or with recyclable or reusable packaging. Plastic packaging that is marked code 1, 2 or 3 is commonly recycled in most municipalities; several councils now also accept codes 4-7 (check with your local council )
- Avoid packaging made of more than one material that can't be separated or put in your waste recycling bin, e.g. plastic laminate on paper
Youth Food Movement
Youth Food Movement (YFT) is an Australian volunteered based organisation with an aim to bring young Australians together around food. YFT strives to educate today's generation on the power they have as conscious consumers by building an understanding and value on the importance of the food we consume.
Young Australians are working together to help 'give all young Australians the capacity and motivation to make food choices that demand and support a healthy and secure food system'through,
Youth Food Movement (YFT) is an Australian volunteered based organisation with an aim to bring young Australians together around food. YFT strives to educate today's generation on the power they have as conscious consumers by building an understanding and value on the importance of the food we consume.
Young Australians are working together to help 'give all young Australians the capacity and motivation to make food choices that demand and support a healthy and secure food system'through,
- Increasing the literacy levels of the Australian youth
- Donations that support advocacy,events,policy and projects management
- The 'Meet the Maker' project that enables consumers to meant their producers, and other great projects
To find out more about Youth Food Movement click of the link below.