Tackling Household Food Waste

At OzHarvest we’re committed to stopping good food from going to waste.

Australian households waste up to $1,500 annually, of which 70% is perfectly edible.

Our Use It Up recipes and tape make it simple to waste less at home and make the most of what you already have - saving food, money and the planet!

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Tackling Household Food Waste

At OzHarvest we’re committed to stopping good food from going to waste.

Australian households waste up to $1,500 annually, of which 70% is perfectly edible.

Our Use It Up recipes and tape make it simple to waste less at home and make the most of what you already have - saving food, money and the planet!

One roll of tape. 40% less waste.

Use It Up Tape® is proven to cut food waste by 40%, it’s a simple tool with a big impact (and it’s made from paper so you can recycle it!)

Use it to create a dedicated ‘use it up’ shelf in your fridge, freezer or pantry. It can also be used as stickers on containers or packaging to easily see what needs using first.

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Easy Use It Up Recipes

Practical recipes created by our zero-waste chefs, transforming wilting greens, floppy carrots and yesterday’s leftovers into quick, delicious meals – saving food and money!

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Bring Use It Up to your community

Local Councils

Ready to use toolkits to help cut residents' food waste by 40%.

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Corporate Partners

Deliver impactful campaigns with OzHarvest.

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The research that underpins our work

Inside Australian households: who's wasting the most, what's ending up in the bin, and what it's really costing us.

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This most impactful behaviours to tackle household food waste and explores influencing factors for behaviour change.

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A study of Australian households that trialled Use It Tape, which resulting in a reduction of food waste by 40%.

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