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Australia’s food waste skyrockets amid Covid panic buying – The Guardian
Households are now wasting nearly 13% of their groceries and spending more on food delivery services, the Rabobank 2020 Food Waste Report shows
Australians wasted more food during the Covid-19 pandemic, largely thanks to panic buying and food delivery services.
The annual bill for the countrys wasteful food choices skyrocketed to an estimated $10.3bn after the coronavirus reached our shores, according to Rabobanks 2020 Food Waste Report.
That is an all-time annual high of $1,043 per household.
Before the pandemic, Australians were tracking towards $8.64bn in food waste, costing the average household about $170 less.
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