Use It Up
Fight food waste by making sure you Use It Up™! It’s a simple habit that will save food, save money and save the planet!
Get The Tape
Use It Up
Fight food waste by making sure you Use It Up™! It’s a simple habit that will save food, save money and save the planet!
Get The Tape
A solution that sticks!
Latest research from BehaviourWorks Australia shows Use It Up Tape is a simple yet powerful solution in the fight against food waste. The latest study showed households using the tape reduced food waste by 40% and halving waste of fresh produce like fruit, veg, dairy and meat. The tape is a visual reminder of what food needs using up before buying more, it can be used in the fridge or pantry and on food containers, making it a versatile tool for reducing food waste in the home.
Get on board
Thanks to Yarra Trams Community Partnerships Program, a bright yellow tram emblazoned with commonly wasted food and our Use It Up tape will be seen by thousands of Melbourne commuters every day between May and August. With the average household throwing away up to $2,500 worth of food each year, this is an opportunity for everyone to get on board to fight food waste!
Use It Up - Like Your Granny!
Whether you have a Granny/Nanny or Nona, the one thing you can be certain of is that she does not waste food! Grannies are the OG waste warriors and have the wisdom to make something out of nothing. Six gorgeous Grannies share their favourite recipes to help us all get creative and Use It Up!
Use It Up Recipes
Our research showed that using up your food, before buying more is the best way to reduce food waste at home.
Use It Up is all about making it easy for Aussies to waste less. Check out our quick and easy recipes and videos to transform commonly wasted ingredients into delicious meals. Plus, great tips and tricks from top chefs and OzHarvest supporters.
The Research
OzHarvest teamed up with BehaviourWorks Australia (part of Monash Sustainable Development Institute) to understand what it takes to halve household food waste. This Australian-first research is detailed in the new report ‘Halving Household Food Waste – Which Behaviours Matter?’
The campaign was informed by the insights from the report, inspiring citizen action to help achieve our national target of halving food waste by 2030, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.
Tips from our Use It Up Ambassadors
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I have written more than 3000 zero-waste recipes…you could say I’m obsessed. Scrub don’t peel veggies, roast your pumpkin pips when you roast the rest, never hull strawberries or peel stuff that goes into a smoothie (all roughage is welcome!) Put all carrot, onion, zucchini ends along with celery leaves in a bag in the freezer ready for making stock.
Sarah Wilson
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As a chef, I hate the thought of any food going to waste, as a Dad I know the challenges of managing the household fridge! Spending so much time at home in lockdown means I am generally using up something every day. My Use It Up advice is you don’t always need a recipe, just experiment with your cooking – your family will tell you what works!
Colin Fassnidge
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Reducing food waste is critical for our future and easy to do at home - I clean the fridge once a week and pick recipes like my Dump and Bake Fried Rice to use up all those leftover bits of veg - plus it helps to have someone like Dozer (my dog) who never passes up a chance to eat it up!
Nagi
RecipeTin Eats
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A jazzed up version of bubble and squeak is my go-to recipe as it’s something my Dad always used to cook and you can use up most of what you have in your fridge!
Neil Perry
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My fridge is usually a disaster zone, which meant I was always buying produce I already had. I’m not proud of how much food I wasted from not knowing what was shoved at the back of the shelves. The Use It Up tape has helped me organise my fridge and now I’m wasting much less – if I can do it, anyone can!
Jessica Rowe
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Planning is everything! I regularly do things at home like using salad leaves early in the week while still at their best, or planning to make fried rice the day after having rice as a side with another dish (knowing there will be some leftover).
Trav Harvey
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