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The world throws away about a third of all food produced each year. In Australia, that equates to more than 7 million tonnes of edible food, and is estimated to cost the economy more than $36 billion a year, according to a report commissioned by the federal government. At the same time, many of us cook with gas, which is increasingly expensive and contributes to greenhouse gas pollution. But there is a growing movement of people and businesses looking to kill two birds with one stone. Load Making biogas at home from leftover food, which can then be used for cooking, is getting simpler. Several companies now offer large-scale systems for restaurants and even refugee camps, as well as basic home arrangements. About six years ago, Annett and Paul left city life in Sydney and moved to northern New South Wales, where they built a small off-grid house. As part of the arrangement, they installed a biogas food digester which they use to feed leftovers and toilet waste. From that organic mater

One of Australia’s largest supermarkets has announced a huge price hike for its branded milk which is sure to put more pressure on family budgets. Key points: The price of Coles home-brand milk will increase by 25 cents per liter for 1L and 2L bottles It said rising procurement, transportation and packaging costs were behind the increase He also said that they pay farmers more for their milk Coles said his own 1-liter fresh milk would jump 25 cents from $1.35 to $1.60 per liter while a 2-liter bottle would increase to $3.10 from $2.60. It was the most substantial one-time increase since supermarkets introduced the controversial $1 per liter milk in 2011, which slashed retail prices of milk by a third. Coles, Woolworths and Aldi all raised their supermarket milk prices by 10c per liter in December last year. The increase was the first increase by a retailer in more than two years after the last three hiked prices by 10 cents in July 2019 after ending dollar milk earlier that year. Coles