The Minister for the Environment launched Stop Food Waste Australia in December 2020, which will play a key role in delivering the National Food Waste Strategy to halve Australia’s food waste by 2030.
Stop Food Waste Australia is led by Fight Food Waste Limited backed by a consortium of partners representing the entire food supply chain and all levels of government.
Stop Food Waste Australia will lead food waste reduction initiatives across the food supply chain. The Australian Government has invested $4 million to June 2024 to support the work.
Stop Food Waste Australia will:
- implement the Australian Food Pact, a voluntary agreement to bring organisations and individuals from across the food supply chain together, to commit to reducing their food waste
- develop new, and implement existing, sector action plans to identify and deliver sector specific projects to reduce food waste
- drive collaboration among the food supply chain and governments, including through an online platform that will showcase case studies, news and a curated communications hub
This work will contribute to the delivery of the National Waste Policy Action Plan.
Stop Food Waste Australia consortium
The consortium provides guidance and advice to Fight Food Waste Limited in delivering the objectives of Stop Food Waste Australia.
Members include:
- ACT NoWaste
- Australian Food & Grocery Council
- Australian Food Cold Chain Council
- Australian Institute of Packaging
- Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- Fight Food Waste Limited
- Foodbank
- Green Industries South Australia
- National Farmers Federation
- National Retail Association
- New South Wales Environment Protection Authority
- OzHarvest
- Queensland Department of Environment and Science
- SecondBite
- Sustainability Victoria
- United Kingdom Waste and Resource Action Programme
- Western Australia Department of Water and Environmental Regulation
Learn more about Stop Food Waste Australia
