LOCAL waste, recycling and events solutions company FOOTT has reaffirmed its commitment to Shepparton Foodshare, extending its partnership with the food relief agency and delivering two new FOOTT Cares Community-branded bins at Foodshare’s Mooroopna site last week.
A proud supporter of Shepparton Foodshare since its early beginnings in 2012, FOOTT has covered the cost of general waste, recycling bins, and regular collections, saving the service around $65,000.
FOOTT has also contributed to the organisation as a ‘Monthly Partner’, where individuals or businesses commit to donating a set, tax-deductible amount to support operating costs.
“As one of our founding supporters, Peter and Jenny Foott have led the way for other local businesses also wanting to support the community in which they operate, and to achieve their corporate social responsibility goals,” said Shepparton Foodshare executive officer, Dee Healey.
The support provided via this renewed partnership sees Shepparton Foodshare’s waste costs of around $5,000 annually covered by FOOTT. Whilst Foodshare has very little waste, volunteers sort packaging that food is donated in to ensure waste that can be recycled is separated from general waste and placed in the correct bins.
FOOTT CEO, Andrew Yeoland, said “FOOTT has supported Foodshare since its inception and we’re proud to continue covering their new waste and recycling costs so they can focus their resources on providing food to the community.
“With their new facility now up and running, it was the perfect time to deliver the new bins. We are proud to support Dee, her team, and the incredible volunteers.”
According to Dee, the need for food relief continues to grow, with the organisation distributing over 480,000 kilograms of food annually, equivalent to almost one million meals each year, a 30 per cent increase since 2023.
In total, Shepparton Foodshare has distributed 5M kilograms of food, equivalent to 10M meals, to people in need. It has also redirected more than 4M kilograms of edible food from entering landfills.
