This Australian Precinct Has Reduced Food Waste By 90% In Recent Years

‘Food waste is a big issue, especially in first-world nations such as the U.S.A., where 40% of the food produced and purchased is thrown in the trash and tossed into landfills. With 795 million people still going to bed hungry each night, this catastrophe shouldn’t still exist – yet it does.
Some initiatives have been introduced in recent years to reduce the amount of food populations waste, but none have been as effective as what a precinct in Australia has employed.
ABC News (Australia) reports that the Degraves Street Precinct city of Melbourne, Australia, has reduced its food waste by 90% by implementing an innovative food waste recycling program. Reportedly, 5,500 pounds of food scraps from 90 businesses have been dehydrated and turned into fertilizer for gardens and parks throughout the city.’
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