Food insecurity and waste / edited by Justin Healey.

ISBN:

9781925339895

Title:

Author:

Healey, Justin, editor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations

Series:

Issues in society ; 444

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Chapter 1 -- Food insecurity and hunger in Australia; Food demand in Australia: trends and issues; Do we really have food insecurity in Australia?; More than four million Aussies have experienced food insecurity in the last year; Foodbank Hunger Report: a snapshot; Too many Australians have to choose between heating or eating this winter; Hidden hunger in Australia worse than first thought; Australian children going hungry, report finds, with one in five kids missing meals; Rumbling Tummies: Child Hunger in Australia; Child hunger in Australia: infographic

Hunger in the lucky country -- charities step in where government fails'Successful failures' -- the problem with food banks; How much do we need to eat each day?; What influences our food choices?; Australian Guide to Healthy Eating; Tips for eating well; Chapter 2 -- Reducing food waste; Working together to reduce food waste in Australia; How much food do we waste in Australia each year?; Defining food waste; Where food waste occurs; Food waste: meeting the challenge; Examples of innovative Australian food waste solutions; How food waste is managed in Australia; Food waste facts

Fight food waste -- what to doTips to reduce your food waste; Minimise food waste; Food waste tips: an infographic; Reducing food waste can protect our health, as well as our planet's; Exploring issues -- worksheets and activities; Fast facts; Glossary; Web links; Index

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Food security.

Refuse and refuse disposal.

Added Author:

Healey, Justin,

Format:

Regular print

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2019

Publication Information:

Thirroul, N.S.W. :

Spinney Press,

[2019]

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Summary

Australia is a prosperous country, yet there remains a sizeable portion of the population who lack a regular supply of nutritious and affordable food, either going hungry or relying on assistance from charities and food banks. In the past year alone, more than four million Australians have been in a situation where they have run out of food and have been unable to buy more. Conversely, we also waste a lot of food right through the supply chain; the cost of food waste to the national economy is a staggering $20 billion each year. What are the many ways in which we could reduce our individual food waste? How can Australia address the needs of people who are food insecure, and by the same token minimise food waste, to encourage an equitable and sustainable approach to food? One thing is clear: we could do more to live by the old adages, 'you are what you eat' and 'waste not, want not'.