Food Waste and Security Services
Australia disposes of over 8 million tonnes of food waste annually; most of which currently ends up in landfill. Every tonne of waste rotting in landfill emits 1.5 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere. We would need to remove over one million cars off our roads each year to offset this annual food waste. However our food challenge doesn’t stop here.
Global demand for food is expected to double by 2050. Yet soil erosion, climate change and diminishing returns in grain productivity make putting more food on the table an increasing challenge.
Producing sustainable protein from insects fed food waste can change the future of farming.
As omnivorous fish and chickens eat insects in their natural environment, Black Solider Fly protein can replace unsustainably produced fishmeal and soybean meal. Transitioning livestock feed to sustainably produced insect meal, can prevent depletion of fish stocks in our oceans and prevent further deforestation of Amazon forests for cropping lands. What’s not to love!