Several packaging and industry supply chain bodies will collaborate with Foodbank to help people in need this Christmas.
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) and the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) have spent their Christmas party every year for the last seven years packing the hampers, which are then distributed by the charity.
In 2017, over 150 people packed 1100 hampers for Foodbank to provide to those in need during the holiday season.
The hampers included 800 family hampers and 300 ladies' packs, valued at over $73,000 in items that were either donated, or fundraised for.
The team has packed 6500 hampers to the value of close to $730,000 for people in need, and they welcome donations, and support to pack even more in 2018.
As a part of its commitment to the National Food Waste Strategy and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12:3, the AIP is also focused on providing long-term education and training on the role of packaging in minimising food waste.
To this end, the AIP is also a core contributor to the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), which has just announced Dr Steven Lapidge as its inaugural CEO.
The CRC was announced in April 2018 and will be a 10-year, $133 million CRC involving 60 participants from across Australia and overseas, aimed at improving the future profitability and sustainability of the Australian food industry through reducing food waste throughout the value chain.
