Why is it easier to streamline our workflow and boost our office productivity rather than save boatloads of cash (not to mention energy and water) by opening the doors of our fridges?Īustralians are guilty of throwing away more than 20 per cent of the food they buy but a new app aims to change that. We don't know how to use leftovers efficiently and we buy takeaway at the last minute instead of cooking the food we have at home.
We could buy eight unicorns for that.Īnd most of it comes down to laziness and ignorance. After adding up the fresh food, the leftovers, the packaged and the frozen food, Australians waste about $8 billion worth of food every year. According to 2015 research by FoodWise, the average Australian household throws out $1036 worth of groceries. Mashed potato becomes shepherds pie, add eggs to spinach and leek and you've got a tart, leftover vegetables become a stew.īut Australians have all but lost their knack for thrift and kitchen resourcefulness: a recent survey found we discard up to 20 per cent of the food we buy. Having a German mother means I have had the Rolls Royce of leftover fridge experiences. And while everyone carried on about the heft of that figure, it's a number that doesn't get much attention when it's applied to the amount of fresh food Australians throw out every year. Atlassian blew everyone's mind with its $8 billion float in the US this year.
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