Fighting Food Loss And Waste With Sustainability Expert Dr. Simon Lockrey

In this episode, we analyze the environmental impact of food waste and how to reduce it with Dr. Simon Lockrey. Dr. Lockrey is a leading sustainability and design-based entrepreneur, board member, and academic. He has been based at RMIT since 2009, and recently became an interim national leader of the Reduce Program with FFW CRC – a series of reduction projects aimed at cutting Australian food waste in half by 2030.

Dr. Lockrey has worked across a spectrum of industries, and he uses his diverse skillset to promote sustainability at a global level. In this conversation, he reveals just how important it is to be aware of food waste, and decrease it as much as possible.

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Join the discussion now to discover:

• How food waste affects the health of our planet.
• How much food is wasted in developed supply chains.
• Types of food that have a higher percentage of waste.
• The role packaging plays in food waste pollution.

Food waste is a complex issue that is hard to generalize, and because of this, it is harder to combat. Fortunately, we have experts like Dr. Lockrey finding solutions that are transforming our approach to food waste management altogether…

Click here to learn more about Dr. Lockrey’s work with Fight Food Waste CRC!

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C