Redistributing otherwise wasted food to people in need
Kaibosh rescues food from supermarkets and farmers' markets in Wellington, the Hutt Valley and Kāpiti-Horowhenua.
Kaibosh then redistributes quality surplus food to people in need by supplying healthy kai to around 140 charities and community groups across the region.
In 2019 Kaibosh was granted $150,000 from the Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) to extend its food rescue and redistribution service into the Kapiti and Horowhena districts. The funding enabled the set up of a standalone base in Paraparaumu.
"We have been able to get off the ground and rescue and redistribute a lot of food up here", says Ben Wakefield Operations Manager for Kaibosh in Kapiti.
With the extension to its services, Kaibosh is now redirecting around 30 tonnes a month of surplus food away from landfill. This goes to members of the community facing issues of food insecurity.
Find out more on the Kaibosh website
Reducing food waste has positive environmental, social, and economic outcomes. Nine per cent of New Zealand's biogenic methane emissions and four per cent of our total greenhouse gas emissions are from food and organic waste. This includes emissions in the food production process and from the decomposition of food waste in landfill.
Find out more on the Government's action on reducing food waste