We want to know about food waste in your household!

Please fill in our quick survey. We’re collecting valuable data about our food waste habits so that we can effectively influence behaviour change and tackle the food waste problem head on!

Australians alone throw out eight billion dollars worth of edible food each year, that's one in five shopping bags.

No matter where you are in the world, food waste is a huge issue. Which is why we're passionate about getting everyone involved in reducing the problem.

Complete the survey and you will go in the draw to WIN a 1 Million Women Keep-Cup

A million thanks, the 1 Million Women Team.

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* 1. How much food would you say that your household usually throws away each week? Please select one

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* 2. Given that 40% of the contents of the average household bin is food - do you think you are below, above, or in line with this average?

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* 3. What do you think are the main reasons that food gets wasted in your household? (pick up to three)

We don’t waste any food in our household

Some household members don’t always finish their meals

We like to eat the freshest food possible

Family members change their plans (and they don’t turn up for dinner)

We’re generally too busy to cook meals that we’ve planned

We aren’t sure how to store food properly

We can’t store food properly

Food is left too long in the fridge or freezer

We cook too much food

Food goes off before the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ dates

We buy too much food

We don’t check the fridge, freezer or cupboards before going shopping

We tend not to plan meals in advance

We don’t tend to use leftover ingredients in other meals

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How would you personally rate yourself at managing food waste? 1 being poor and 100 being fantastic.

100

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 5. Given it's estimated that on average households waste at least 20% of the food they buy, how do you think your household compares?

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* 6. What food item do you find gets wasted most often in your household?

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* 7. Which of these actions are you currently doing at home? Tick as many as you want.

Checking the fridge/ freezer/pantry before shopping

Writing a meal plan

Writing a shopping list

Buying only what is needed

Check use by and best before dates

Consider how food is stored to keep it fresh

Consider portion size

Use leftovers

I make vegetable stock from my food scraps

None of the above

All of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Do you do other things to manage your food waste?

I have a compost heap

I have a worm farm

I have chickens

I give leftover food to my pets

I give to a community compost

Nothing

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What motivates you to avoid food waste? Pick from the options below or tell us your thoughts.

It's easy to do

It saves money

It saves time

Family expectations

Environmental concerns

It's the right thing to do

To be honest, I'm not very motivated.

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How surprised are you by this statement - "If food waste were a country, it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world. Food waste is a huge contributor to climate change."

Not surprised. I knew that food waste is a huge contributor to climate change.

Moderately surprised. I knew there was a link but didn't realise it was this significant.

Very surprised. I had no idea food waste contributed to climate change.

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* 11. (Optional) We'd love to hear from you. Do you have any food waste tips you'd like to share?

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* 12. If you'd like to go into the draw to win a 1 Million Women keep cup please enter your details below (all information will be kept private).

Name

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

Email Address