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Foodbank: Fighting food waste, hunger and food insecurity in Australia
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:23:52
Publish Date: 2020-04-22 22:54:00
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If food waste was a country it would be the third-largest producer of greenhouse gases after China and the US, not only that but it has a huge economic impact on our economy with masses of food not even making it off farms.

In this episode, Lottie Dalziel speaks with Sarah Pennell, General manager and company secretary at Foodbank Australia. Foodbank is the largest hunger-relief charity in Australia, their mission is to link surplus food and groceries with people in need. Sarah explains their response to not only the bushfires but coronavirus and how households can play their part in reducing food waste.
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