Australians wasted more food during the Covid-19 pandemic, largely thanks to panic buying and food delivery services. According to Rabobank’s 2020 Food Waste Report, the annual bill for the country’s wasteful food choices skyrocketed to an estimated $10.3bn after the coronavirus. That is an all-time annual high of $1,043 per household.
    Before the pandemic, Australians were tracking towards $8.64bn in food waste, costing the average household about $170 less.New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania were the worst performers, according to the report, with every other state reducing its waste compared with 2019. NSW performed the worst, with 14% of food being thrown out, an increase of 2.7% on early 2020.