MasterChef Australia
A conscious cooking competition
As Australia’s favourite cooking competition, MasterChef Australia boasts an impressive pantry, brimming with ingredients to inspires and create extraordinary dishes. Renowned both at home and internationally, the popular entertainment show invites talented home cooks to demonstrate their cooking skill at they rise to the challenges set by the judges.
As a leader in food, the programme is heavily committed to food sustainability. MasterChef Australia is proud of its long-term association with Second Bite, who ensure that any appropriate surplus ingredients are collected and redistributed to those in need. Surplus food not suitable for redistribution is composted on site using the on-site Closed Loop commercial composter.
Composting at MasterChef Australia
Since 2016, MasterChef Australia have been creating compost for their garden with the Closed Loop commercial composter. In an environment like MasterChef Australia, food ingredients and quantities vary. The composter is able to manage that using a special formula of microbes to compost food waste.
Team members conveniently feed a mix of cooked and raw foods such as small bones, peels and other not fit for donation items through the composter instead of being sent to landfill, which significantly reduces MasterChef Australia’s footprint.
Additionally, during off-season, the composter is switched off and is easily switched back on for the next season.
Image: Closed Loop commercial composter on-site at Masterchef Australia
Image: Food scraps being placed into the Commercial Composter
"The composter is a vital component in our efforts to minimise waste. It’s easy to use, simple to maintain, and the team at Closed Loop offer fast support whenever required."
MasterChef Australia Pantry & Stock Coordinator
MasterChef Australia and sustainability
Beyond their significant efforts to prevent food waste from ending up in landfill, MasterChef Australia implement several other practices to be as sustainable as possible.
Reusable bottles
MasterChef Australia prevent the use of approx. 15,000 single-use plastic bottles per season.
Growing local
MasterChef Australia grow as much local produce as possible for their contestants to use.
Sustainable packaging
Reusable or compostable packaging is used on-site to minimise single-use plastic plate and cutlery use.
Providing meals
Extra pantry items and food get donated to charity to provide meals for people in need.
Education
Using their platform to encourage individuals to practice sustainability practices at home.
