FUTUREPROOFFIRST,THEGOODnews:
ourplasticuseis decreasing.
However,despitereusable
coffeecups,biodegradable
strawsandcottonshopping
bags,eachAustralianis still
estimatedtogenerate135kgofplastic
wasteeachyear,andmostofthatendsup
in landfill,withonly 12 percentrecycled.
Founderofno-wasterestaurantSilo(now
closed),Melbourne-basedJoostBakkeris
workingontheplasticrecyclingmethodof
pyrolysis,whichtransformsplasticwaste
intoa fuelalternativetopetroleum.
Bakkersays“plasticis a problembeyond
comprehension.Weneedradicalchange
tofirstavoidusingit andsecondtocreate
circularsystems”.Thismeanspromoting
theperpetualuseofgoodsandmaterials
tokeepthemoutoflandfill.
EnterJamieForsyth,themanbehind
Returnr,whichlaunchedin September 2019
outofMelbournewithfree-to-borrow
reuseabletakeawayfoodpackaging.
Returnrworkswithcafesanddelivery
servicessuchasDeliverootoreplace
single-useplasticswithdurablebowlsand
double-walledcups.BakkersaysReturnr
offersa serioussolutiontoourthrow-away
culture,atthesametime supporting the
circulareconomy.
Thegrowingconsciousnessaroundfood
wasteis alsoinspiringinitiativessuchas
supermarkethappyhoursin Finlandwhere
productsareheavilydiscountedhours
beforetheirexpirydate,andappssuchas
TooGoodToGo,whichmatchescustomers
withmealsin theirareaatclosingtime.
Thefoodpackagingconversationis the
nextstep– checkoutReturnr’sbowlson
Deliveroooratthenewzero-carbon
MercedesMeStorein Melbourne’s Rialto
as you sip a St Ali long black.delicious.com.au/food-files
Formoretipsonmaking the
most of ingredients.Theproblemofplasticwaste
isn’tgoinganywhere,says
ShannonHarley, butnew
initiatives give reason to hope.HEMPBREAD
MAKES1 LOAF
Beginthisrecipe
1 day ahead.1 cup(145g)hempseeds
(fromhealthfoodshops)
1 cup(155g)golden or brown flaxseeds
(linseeds)(^1) / 2 cup(40g)psylliumhusk
(fromsupermarkets)
3 tbscoconut flour, plus extra
todust
8 eggs
1 tbsapplecidervinegar
1 tspsesameoil
1 tspbicarbonateofsoda
11 / 2 tsp fine sea salt
Placethehempseedsandflaxseedsin
a bowl,thenpourover1 cup(250ml)hot
waterandstirwell.Allowtosoakfor
1 houratroomtemperature(theseeds
will expand and absorb the water).
HEMP
Boostyourdailybreadwithnourishinghempseeds,saysPete
Evans, who savours it with everything, from nut butter to pâté.
Preheattheovento170°C.
Greasea 20cm× 10cmloafpanand
linethebaseandsideswithbaking paper,
cuttingintothecornerstofit.
Transferthesoakedseedmixtureto
a foodprocessorandwhizfor2 minutes,
scrapingdownthesideregularlytoensure
themixblendsevenly,oruntila wetdough
forms.Addthepsylliumhuskandcoconut
flourandwhizuntilwellcombined.Add
theeggs,applecidervinegar,sesameoil,
bicarbonateofsodaandsalt,andblend
forabout1 minutetoforma thickdough.
Placethedoughinthepreparedpan
andpatdown.Bakefor1 hour 30 minutes,
rotatingthepanhalfwaythroughsothe
loafcooksevenly.Tocheckif thebread
is cooked,inserta skewerinthecentre;
if it comesoutclean,it’sready.Allowthe
breadtocoola littleinthepanbefore
turningoutontoa wireracktocool
completely.Cutintothickslicestoserve.
Storeinanairtightcontainerinthe
fridgeforupto5 daysorinthe freezer,
sliced, for up to 3 months.
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