Australians Wasting More Food, Largely Due to Panic Buying and Food Delivery Services.

Frozen meals are packed for delivery at the Meals on Wheels Canberra headquarters on June 22, 2020 in Canberra, Australia. Rohan Thomson/Getty Images

Australians are wasting more food during the COVID-19 pandemic, largely thanks to panic buying and food delivery services.

The annual bill for the country’s wasteful food choices skyrocketed to $10.3 billion after the coronavirus reached our shores, according to Rabobank’s 2020 Food Waste Report.