The Honourable Jackie Jarvis, Minister for Agriculture and Food; Small Business, officially launched the Post Harvest Food Waste project earlier this week. This initiative is a collaboration between Curtin University, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, and the End Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre.

The project aims to assist small to medium-sized businesses to quantify their food waste and explore opportunities to reduce costs, boost income and minimise landfill contributions. Additionally, the research will pinpoint waste hotspots within Western Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing sector.

Three WA-based businesses—Sweeter Banana Co-Operative, Avena Mills, and Fresh Frontier—have signed up to map their waste streams and identifying new product development options, with more businesses expected to join in the coming months.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Janet Howieson from the School of Molecular and Life Sciences and her team on the successful launch of the project. Special thanks to Associate Professor Elizabeth Jackson from the School of Management and Marketing for representing Curtin at the media event in Janet’s absence.

Read more in the WA Government media release here.