FOOD FACTS - AUSTRALIA

FACT ONE

The Government estimates food waste costs the Australian economy $20 billion each year.

FACT TWO

Over 5 million tonnes of food ends up as landfill, enough to fill 9,000 Olympic sized swimming pools.

FACT THREE

One in five shopping bags end up in the bin = $3,800 worth of groceries per household each year.

FACT FOUR

35% of the average Australian household bin is food waste.

FACT FIVE

Nearly four million people experience food insecurity each year, one quarter are children.

FACT SIX

Over 710,000 people rely on food relief each month, one quarter are children.

FACT SEVEN

Regional and remote communities are being hit the hardest and are a third more likely to experience food insecurity than those living in capital cities.