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If food waste was a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after USA and China.
True
False
What is not a commonly wasted food?
Bread
Milk
Bananas
Frozen Food
How many people rely on food relief each month, in Australia?
40,000
650,000
10,000
500,000
What greenhouse gas is produced by food waste rotting in landfill?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Nitrous Oxide
Oxygen
What percentage of food worldwide is never eaten?
8%
12%
30%
25%
How many people could be fed by that amount of wasted food globally each year?
1 billion
2 billion
100 million
500 million
What else is wasted when we produce food that no one eats?
Water
Fuel
Animal habitats
All of the above
Wasting food wastes ________ of fresh water, globally every year.
21%
10%
8%
5%
How much does food waste cost the Australian economy each year?
$14 Billion
$6 Billion
$20 Billion
$10 Billion
Australians waste one out of every five _______?
Pieces of fruit
Bags of groceries
Slices of bread
Cartons of milk
Eliminating food waste would be equivalent to taking one in four cars off the road.
True
False
What does the ‘best before’ date label mean?
You must throw the food out after the date
You must eat the food on that date
It's illegal to eat the food after that date
The food is safe to eat after its best before date but may not be at its best
What percentage of fruit, vegetables and tubers are thrown out each year?
35%
45%
27%
90%
What food, when wasted, represents the biggest waste of energy?
Milk
Poultry
Corn
Beef
Where does most food go to waste?
Supermarkets
Farms
In transportation
At home
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