Food waste is food that is thrown away, lost or uneaten. The reasons for food waste are numerous, and occur at the various stages in the food supply chain from production, processing, retailing to consumption.
In different ways Food or organic product can be wasted. Those are:

1) Agricultural Production:
Waste and losses here result from mechanical damage, where farming equipment accidentally damage the fruits and vegetables. It also includes spills and attacks by insects and other diseases.

2) Harvest, post harvest handling, storage:
There are losses here too, resulting from handling of the fruits (foods) during harvesting, storage, and transporting of the produce from farms to the processing centers. This is same for animal farms, where there are losses to animals at the slaughterhouses, as well as meat and fish going bad at storage centers.

3) Processing:
Food produce that are processed into juices, can foods and pastries also get wasted at the processing centers. During peeling, slicing, boiling and sorting, lots of food are trimmed away by processing equipment.

4) Distribution:
At the market centers, lots of fresh food rot and get thrown away. In wholesale and retail shops, foods reach their expiry dates and get thrown away.

5) Consumption:
These include all losses from food services, homes, schools, hospitals. Lots of pastries, milk, juices and food are thrown away because they were unsold or were not eaten.

But wastage of organic waste is not good for environment and as well as for economic purpuses. Contact Adelaide Eco Bins for anything about waste management.