New Household Food Waste Research

Our new report, Half Eaten: Australian Household Food Waste Research, surveyed over 3,000 households, and revealed that households are wasting a staggering $1,500+ worth of food annually, with under 35s leading the charge as the nation's biggest food wasters.

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New Household Food Waste Research

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Young Households Drive Food Waste

Households with under 35’s emerge as the highest wasters, discarding each year:

$1,500+

worth of food

113kg

of food

71%

more food in low-wasting households

The Most Wasted Foods:

47%

households waste vegetables like tomatoes, carrots, leafy greens and herbs.

45%

households waste (mostly home-cooked) leftovers, equating to 27kg a year.

37%

households waste fruit like bananas, apples and strawberries.

$500+

households are wasting on vegetables, herbs and leftovers alone.

What behaviours create the most waste?

Shopping without a list
Not checking what food is at home before shopping
No meal planning
Date label confusion

58%

of high-wasting households discard food based on use-by or best-before dates, suggesting widespread confusion about food safety versus quality indicators.

The Environmental and Landfill Impact

51%

of food waste ends up in general waste bins destined for landfill.

Food waste in landfills increases methane emissions and lost composting opportunities.

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