Context + purpose

1 (Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, 2023).

2 (Stop Food Waste Australia, 2021).

In the Australian Government’s 2017 National Food Waste Strategy, they committed to the UN’s SDG 12.3 to half food waste by 2030.3 One of the primary goals of the National Food Waste Summit in 2022 was to engage consumers with the issue.4 Food Loop can help us meet both of these ambitious goals.

So many solutions to food waste already exist, but many are unaware of them. At a time when the world is rapidly running out of resources, we need change now and we need radical collaborative effort.

Food Loop bridges this gap. It paves the way for the circular food system we need.

Food Loop is a food reduction policy initiative for NSW Government. To reach its full potential, Food Loop requires stakeholders support.

Food Loop provides all the necessary tools and information to empower individuals to change their food waste habits. It is the nationwide campaign and resource necessary to tackle the 34% of food waste that is generated in Australian households. 5

At Food Loop, we believe individuals have a profound power in influencing change once they have the education to guide it. When individuals own this power and take responsibility for the food waste they create, they can use their voices and wallets to influence businesses and the other parts of the food system to change.

Aim

Design an accessible resource that provides tools and information to shift behaviours away from wasting food towards a more circular food system.

Objectives

Provide the tools and information for individuals to decrease their food waste and change their food waste behaviours.

Champion and support businesses that are tackling the issue of food waste in their business models.

Support and contribute to the Australian Government’s target to half food waste by 2030.6