Medical Transporter Waste
A new report by the Australia Institute, a left leaning Australian think tank, has found startling levels of household food waste. The report is called What a Waste, and was prepared by David Baker, Josh Fear and Richard Denniss.
In total, Australian households are throwing out more than $5 billion dollars worth of food every year. This is more than the Australian government spends on its annual military budget ($4.8 billion), the report laments. Not only are huge sums of money being thrown in the bin, the environmental impacts are substantial, from greenhouse gas emissions to water usage.
Food Waste Study Research Method
The research was done via an online survey of 1,603 people across Australia, with the numbers roughly split between all eight Australian states and territories. Participants were asked about how much food they threw out, and their feelings about their own food wastage. The survey was conducted during October 2009.