New pod: how to create incentives for circularity in food waste systems
Tenacious Ventures
Driving change at the intersection of agri-food system transformation & climate solutions. Host of Agtech...So What? pod
We’re digging back into waste in the food system this week on the podcast, but to narrow the focus, we’re zooming in on Australia.
Australia is a country that has set specific targets on waste reduction, but so far, is largely on track to miss them, and companies all along the value chain are contributing.
Alongside our broader discussion of overall waste targets in the country, we take a more focused look at a case study of sorts: a meal kit delivery company that deals with a diversity of waste streams– from ingredients to packing to fuel.
We chat with?Gayle Sloan , CEO at?Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia , and?Tom Rutledge ,?CEO and Founder of HelloFresh Australia .
In this episode, our guests speak about:
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This episode is packed full of insights, but one clear one is just how COMPLEX waste is. From fuel to packaging to actual food, we need a range of solutions, and everyone - private and public sector, and consumers - will have a role to play. As Gayle says,
We've gone through a period where everyone's saying, 'let's eliminate plastics,' and we've had a very binary approach: plastic is bad. But this is not the case. Plastic has a really important role in safety and other things. So with circular economy, we actually need to think differently and behave differently.
Listen in here and let us know what you think and learned!
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