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Food Waste

CountryInformation on item
Time20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
CategoryActivityVariableSourceUnit
1. Food loss - Food wasteHouseholdsFood WasteNSW Government 2009Million litresInformation on item................860....
Litres/householdInformation on item................348....
Food Waste - Bio basketGovernment of South Australia 2010%Information on item................28....
Food Waste - DrinksNSW Government 2009Million litresInformation on item................51....
Litres/householdInformation on item................21....
Food Waste - Edible foodtonnesInformation on item................800 000....
kg/capitaInformation on item................126....
kg/householdInformation on item................315....
Food Waste - Fresh foodMillion litresInformation on item................321....
Litres/householdInformation on item................130....
Food Waste - Frozen FoodsMillion litresInformation on item................77....
Litres/householdInformation on item................31....
Food Waste - KerbsideGovernment of South Australia 2010%Information on item................19....
Food Waste - Kitchen caddyInformation on item................9.31....
Food Waste - LeftoversNSW Government 2009Million litresInformation on item................218....
Litres/householdInformation on item................88....
Food Waste - Packaged and long life productsMillion litresInformation on item................128....
Litres/householdInformation on item................52....
Food Waste - ResidualGovernment of South Australia 2010%Information on item................44....
Food Waste - Takeaway and home delivered foodNSW Government 2009Million litresInformation on item................64....
Litres/householdInformation on item................26....
Food Waste in Garbage StreamACT 2009%Information on item................39....
kgInformation on item................930.9....
kg/weekInformation on item................3.72....
TotalFood waste - NationalRecycled Organics UnitstonnesInformation on item..........81 86679 272124 023136 089211 775150 555
Food waste - New South Wales Information on item..........49 05548 920105 929102 500100 23595 490
Food waste - QueenslandInformation on item..............5 5008 62614 28013 980
Food waste - South AustraliaInformation on item..........6 0053 9815 7964 8205 6874 379
Food waste - VictoriaInformation on item..........25 79625 796..12 96684 12022 368
Food waste - Western AustraliaInformation on item..........1 0105756 7987 1777 45314 338
2. Waste in generalHouseholdsFood Waste in Garbage StreamACT 2009%Information on item................39....
kgInformation on item................930.9....
kg/weekInformation on item................3.72....
Green and organic Waste disposed of to landfill in QueenslandTEC 2007 tonnesInformation on item..286 000159 000112 00068 000............
Green and organic Waste recovered in QueenslandInformation on item..344 000391 000569 000859 000............
Kitchen WasteACT 2009Information on item................23 450....
%Information on item................52....
Total green and organic Waste in QueenslandTEC 2007 tonnesInformation on item..630 000550 000681 000927 000............
Contextual dataGreen and organic Waste generated in QueenslandInformation on item..630 000550 000681 000927 000............
Material disposed to landfill in QueenslandInformation on item......6 025 000..............
Waste disposed of to landfill in QueenslandInformation on item3 610 0002 822 0002 818 0003 935 0006 025 000............
Waste generated in QueenslandInformation on item4 198 0003 726 0004 198 0005 930 0008 297 000............
Waste generationACT 2009kg/household/weekInformation on item............16.37..14.52....
3. Monetary and economic impactHouseholdsFood WasteAustralia Institute 2009Local Currency/householdInformation on item................616....
Local Currency/capitaInformation on item................239....
Baker and al 2009Million Local CurrencyInformation on item................5 200....
Government of South Australia 2010Information on item................5 000....
NSW Government 2009Information on item................2 556....
Local CurrencyInformation on item................1 036....
Food Waste - Dairy productsAutralian Government PSEICMillion Local CurrencyInformation on item..................500..
Food Waste - DrinksNSW Government 2009Information on item................231....
Local CurrencyInformation on item................94....
Food Waste - Fresh foodMillion Local CurrencyInformation on item................848....
Local CurrencyInformation on item................343....
Food Waste - Fresh Meat & FishAustralia Institute 2009Million Local CurrencyInformation on item................872.5....
Food Waste - Frozen FoodsNSW Government 2009Information on item................231....
Local CurrencyInformation on item................94....
Food Waste - Fruit and VegetablesAustralia Institute 2009Million Local CurrencyInformation on item................1 100....
Food Waste - LeftoversNSW Government 2009Information on item................694....
Local CurrencyInformation on item................281....
Food Waste - Meat and FishAutralian Government PSEICMillion Local CurrencyInformation on item..................600..
Food Waste - New South WalesAustralia Institute 2009Local Currency/householdInformation on item................643....
Local Currency/capitaInformation on item................250....
Food Waste - Nothern territoriesLocal Currency/householdInformation on item................641....
Local Currency/capitaInformation on item................249....
Food Waste - Packaged and long life productsNSW Government 2009Million Local CurrencyInformation on item................372....
Local CurrencyInformation on item................151....
Food waste - QueenslandAustralia Institute 2009Local Currency/householdInformation on item................678....
Local Currency/capitaInformation on item................262....
Food Waste - Takeaway and home delivered foodNSW Government 2009Million Local CurrencyInformation on item................180....
Local CurrencyInformation on item................73....
Food Waste - TasmaniaAustralia Institute 2009Local Currency/householdInformation on item................545....
Local Currency/capitaInformation on item................226....
Food waste - VictoriaLocal Currency/householdInformation on item................560....
Local Currency/capitaInformation on item................214....
Food waste - Western AustraliaLocal Currency/householdInformation on item................619....
Local Currency/capitaInformation on item................238....
Food Waste (1 pers.)Local CurrencyInformation on item................363....
Food Waste (2 pers.)Information on item................506....
Food Waste (3 pers.)Information on item................782....
Food Waste (4 pers.)Information on item................784....
Food Waste (5 pers.)Information on item................1 138....
Food Waste from restaurants and take awayAutralian Government PSEICMillion Local CurrencyInformation on item..................1 000..
Food Waste related to uneaten Fruit and vegetablesInformation on item..................1 000..
Material disposed of to landfill in QueenslandTEC 2007 Information on item......351.909..............
Data extracted on 30 Nov 2023 12:35 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat

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