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As the price of fresh produce skyrockets, New South Wales is ramping up its war on waste. The state is pouring millions of dollars into rescuing food from landfill, as it prepares to bring in new recycling mandates.

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00:03Amidst the chaos at Flemington...
00:04Come and get royal jujubes today, half price on the jujubes, royal jujubes, half price.
00:10...bargains are to be found.
00:12Get $2 tomorrow now, $2 here we go.
00:14But despite the best and loudest of sales pitches...
00:18We've got the best Queensland strawberries here, $4 for $10 today.
00:21...not everything gets sold.
00:23You can't hang on to the food for too long, right?
00:26Unfortunately, it's part of nature and you can't help that thing.
00:30And, you know, it's a part of the moon and the horizon of the sun.
00:36The charity's second bite picks up the leftover produce,
00:40which is then distributed to the poor.
00:42They've got choosing between rent, petrol and food,
00:45and usually food's the one that misses out.
00:48The state government has given it some cash to collect even more would-be waste.
00:52This will result in more than 5,000 kilograms every week.
00:56But it's not just about feeding the hungry.
00:59Sydney's running out of space to bury its waste.
01:01By 2030, we will not be able to put more rubbish into the landfills that we have.
01:08They're full.
01:08As well as a carrot, the government is using a stick.
01:11From the 1st of July, new laws will force some institutions
01:14and businesses across the state to recycle food waste.
01:17By 2030, it'll be compulsory for all councils to provide so-called FOGO collection.
01:23That is, bins for food organics and garden organics,
01:27so it can be turned into compost.
01:29About a third of what we all put in our fridges ends up being thrown out.
01:33And when you tally up the cost of that, it's over $2,000 per household per year.
01:382,000 good reasons to put more in your stomach.
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