Waste less - Save moreIn 2014, City of Canada Bay was awarded a ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ grant by the NSW Environment Trust to run the ‘Waste less - $ave more’ project: Helping businesses find out more about their food waste, and save money by reducing it.
The project has three main components:
- A food waste study
- New multilingual resources providing ideas and tips to help businesses reduce their food waste
- A short film where food business owners share their tips to avoid food waste.
‘Waste less - $ave more’ food waste study
18 local businesses who are serious about avoiding food waste have signed up to be part of our study.
How does the study work?
We have asked businesses to separate and weigh their food waste for a week. Dividing food waste into three streams:
- Spoilage: food that is thrown away before it is used, as it is damaged or out of date
- Prep waste: waste generated in the food preparation process e.g. peels and trimmings
- Plate waste: food that is left on customers’ plates.
They also complete a checklist to indicate steps they are already taking to minimise food waste. Together we review the completed checklist and food waste data and identify new food waste avoidance ideas to try within the business. After the business has implemented the new ideas, they re-measure their food waste for another week and we calculate any savings made.
Participating businesses
A big ‘thank you’ to the following businesses for taking part in our study:
- Abbotsford Long Day Care
- Angelo's on the Bay
- Bei Wan Taiwanese
- Chambers Fine Coffee
- Copo Café and Diner
- Epicure Francaise
- Greenwood Early Learning Centre – Concord West
- Learn and Laugh - Drummoyne
- Lid and Jar - Rhodes
- Little Pines Childcare
- Phoenix Restaurant - Rhodes
- Smokkim Korean BBQ
- The Cove Dining Co
- The Old Fellow
- Three Beans Café - Rhodes
- Three Rosettas
- Tomadachi
- Vatel
Multilingual Food Waste Avoidance guide and checklist
We have developed a food waste avoidance guide and checklist. These resources are designed to be used together:
- Use the checklist to see how many food waste avoidance strategies your business is already employing and find some new ideas to try
- Use the guide to see more detailed information on food waste avoidance strategies.
Available for download:
Short Film
Participating businesses share their food waste avoidance tips and what they have learned from the food waste study:
Please visit Council's YouTube page to watch the film in Korean, Cantonese or Mandarin
Share your tips and ideas
Please email us if you have any food waste avoidance tips and ideas that you would like to share with other businesses.
For more information
To find out more about the program, tips relevant to your industry or how to become a partner please visit the
Love Food Hate Waste website.
Eat Taste Create sustainable dinner at VatelEat, Taste, Create sustainable dinners back by popular demand
We are excited to announce Eat, Taste, Create dinners are back in 2017. At last year's dinner series, more than 200 people enjoyed innovative and delicious meals at popular venues across the City of Canada Bay. This time, we have teamed up with another three local restaurants, who will each deliver a three course meal. The dinners are aimed at educating foodies on how to minimise food waste, while enjoying a delicious and fun night out. Chefs will share their culinary secrets and everyone will take home a goodie bag to help reduce food waste.
Bookings are made directly to the restaurant. For more information about the menus and costs please visit the Eat Taste Create website.
New dinner dates for 2017!
Bistecca
When: Thursday, 29 June at 6.30pm for 7pm start
Address: 565 Great North Road, Abbotsford
Bookings: call 9713 1773 or email bistecca@bistecca.com.au.
Indian Kitchen
When: Wednesday, 12 July at 6.30pm for 7pm start
Address: 186 Lyons Road, Drummoyne
Bookings: call 9719 9361 or email contact@indiankitchen.com.au.
Left of Field
When: Thursday, 20 July at 6.30pm for 7pm start
Address: Shop 3/7 Gauthorpe Street, Rhodes
Bookings: call 9752 7729 or email info@leftoffield.com.au.
This project is funded by the NSW Environment Protection Authority grant as part of the Love Food Hate Waste Program.