Are you FoodWise?
The Foodwise Manifesto sets out what Do Something! wants to
achieve when it comes to food waste and food sustainability.
Economically, Do Something wants to reduce the $7.8 billion a year
that Australians spend on food that they buy and throw away.
Environmentally we want to reduce the 4 million tonnes of food that
we send to landfill annually.
PLEASE NOTE: This Foodwise Manifesto is soon to be updated with
new food waste statistics. When reading the attached document,
please bear in mind the following changes still to be added:
- New data shows that Australians spend $7.8 billion on food
that we buy and throw away.
- Australians throw away 4 million tonnes of food a year. That's
equivalent to 178kg of food for each Australian.
- New CSIRO research also shows that it takes 15,000 litres of
water to produce 1kg of beef
A pdf version of the Foodwise Manifesto is downloadable here. You can also browse our interactive
manifesto by clicking on the image below.