Students at a Perth university have been recognised for a project which tackles food waste and educates the community on sustainability.
Enactus students at Perth’s Edith Cowan University won the Graham Kraehe Community Project – Brambles Food Waste Challenge for Waste Not – a program which began by providing an environmental impact report on food waste to local businesses in Joondalup, Western Australia.
The program educates the community about food waste and encourages improvements in agricultural production.
Other initiatives have included donating leftover food to charities and redirecting food into purpose-built compost bins that fertilise a community vegetable garden.
Enactus board member and CHEP Asia Pacific president Phillip Austin announced the winner and awarded the $5000 prize to support development of the project.
As overall winners of the national championship, the students were awarded an additional $5000 from Brambles.
“CHEP is proud to have partnered with organisations to reduce food waste throughout the supply chain and is delighted to support a worthwhile project that addresses an area where a big impact can be made – through community and local business awareness and engagement,” Austin said.
The team of 24 from Edith Cowan University will go on to compete at the Enactus World Cup from 28-30 September 2017 in Toronto, Canada.
