Food Waste in Australia

The amount of food wasted by Australians is

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

The most common type of food wasted is

• Packaged food

• take away food

• Leftover food

• Fresh Food

Some leftovers can easily turned into meals and snack foods

• True

• False

It is more likely that if people grow or make their own food it will not be wasted

• True

• False

Food that is wasted also wastes

• Soil

• Water

• Fuel

• All of the above

Food that is to be thrown out should be

• Sold

• Fed to your pet cat

• Put in the rubbish bin

• Composted

Food can be wasted in the home and also in

• supermarkets

• restaurants

• schools

• all of the above

The least amount of foods wasted include

• Leftover food

• Fresh food

• takeaway food

• Frozen food

Items that can be composted include

• Tea leaves and coffee grinds

• Vegetable peelings

• Pizza boxes

• All of the above

Wasted food breaks down into methane gas

• True

• False