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Did you know? Australians are now throwing out $8 billion of edible food every year

The advocacy group Do Something! have released new statistics which show that Australian households are throwing out $200 million more than previously.

The new stats have been released ahead of National Leftovers Day, which takes place on Boxing Day. It's the day of the year when Australians have the highest levels of leftover food in their fridges - much of it will sadly be wasted.

So how much do we waste?

1) Up to 40 percent of the average household garbage bin is food waste

2) The average Australian household throws out $1,036 of food every year*: That's enough to feed the average household for a whole month. For many Australians it's enough to pay the electricity bill for 6 months.

3) Australian households and businesses are throwing away 4 million tonnes of food every year: That's enough to fill 450,000 garbage trucks with wasted food.

The average household wastes 345kg of food every year.

National Leftovers Day has some simple money saving tips:

1. Buy only what you need - draw up a shopping list and stick to it.

2. Avoid the panic buy - by planning your Christmas meals you can save money.

3. Try not to cook more than you need - get your portions right!

4. If you have leftovers, put them in air-tight containers and freeze them for another day. Reheating them can save you having to cook a meal.

5. Be sure to reuse Christmas staples. Turkey, ham, chicken and vegetables can be used in sandwiches, quiches, omelettes and salads. What you don't eat over the Christmas period can be frozen and eaten later.

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Masterchef's Alice Zaslavsky features in Do Something! videos and recipes on FoodWise.com.au that show people how to use up their Christmas leftovers.

Food Waste Infographic:

The latest national food waste stats from Do Something! have been put into an extremely innovative infographic.See it here.....

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