Resources – Food Waste – Darebin Food Harvest Network

Reducing food waste in apartment buildings

Households generate 30% of Australia’s food waste - this is the highest of any other sector. When this organic waste breaks down in landfill it crea [...]

Last updated May 28, 2024

Use-it-up Roast Veggie Winter Soup recipe

This recipe is designed to use up those floppy veggies languishing in the bottom of your fridge. It’s a great way to help reduce your food waste and [...]

Last updated May 28, 2024

SV Guide for Storing Fresh Produce

Make your produce last longer with Sustainability Victoria's guide to storing fresh produce! Properly storing food maintains its freshness for long [...]

Last updated March 5, 2024

Fight Food Waste at East Preston, Wed 20 March

Did you know that the average Australian throws away approximately 40% of food they purchase? Join Darebin Council for an exciting line up of [...]

Last updated February 27, 2024

Tour of Veolia, Darebin's organics recycling facility, Thurs 21 March

Small actions like correctly sorting your kitchen scraps and garden clippings into your green bin can make a big impact. Your food and green waste can [...]

Last updated February 27, 2024

A deep dive into food waste

Did you know that food waste still makes up approximately 43% of Darebin’s kerbside household waste sent to landfill? Diverting food waste from land [...]

Last updated February 27, 2024

Festive ‘No Waste’ Cooking Demonstration, Sat 9 Dec

Join Darebin Council and Open Table for a free interactive and educational cooking demonstration focusing on [...]

Last updated November 9, 2023

Tour Veolia organics facility, Tues 14 Nov

Wondering what happens to food and garden waste? Small actions like correctly sorting your kitchen scraps and garden clippings int [...]

Last updated November 9, 2023

Love your leftovers challenge week 4: Transform leftover meat into magnificent meals 🥩

This week, our spotlight is on meat – Victoria's biggest food contributor to climate change. Meat production consumes a vast amount of water, energy [...]

Last updated September 26, 2023

Love your leftovers challenge week 3: Get ready to transform your leftover bread 🍞

Bread is one of the top 6 items of food with the highest waste volume in Victoria, and the third highest contributor to climate change, after dairy an [...]

Last updated September 21, 2023