Helping problem solve and recover value
from food waste & by-products

UpWaste Australia

MORE THAN JUST A BROKER

Our services

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Businesses we work with:

Growers, processors, food & beverage manufacturers

  • Find viable, ongoing markets and buyers

  • Improve on price for seconds and unmarketable produce

  • Reduce disposal costs

  • Find in-house strategies for reducing food waste

  • Onsite waste audits

Manufacturers (all industries), food service

  • Network of reliable & vetted suppliers

  • Find better pricing on
    high-quality, local products

  • Help with meeting minimum order quantities for small batch processing

  • Onsite waste audits

We make food waste management easy.

UpWaste is based in Perth, Western Australia but we service all locations Australia-wide
including regional and rural areas.

Bio-refiners
(including start-ups)

  • Find consistent, high-quality feedstock

  • Assistance with logistics

  • Assistance finding markets and buyers for outputs

  • Strategic end-to-end commercial pathways from feedstock to end-use

Our difference

UpWaste’s founder, Lynne Loo, has worked for 5+ years as a researcher directly alongside growers, processors, and food & beverage manufacturers.

Seeing businesses come up against some common barriers to commercialising value-added by-products was Lynne’s motivation for starting UpWaste.

Lynne is driven by helping growers realise more value from their crops and by seeing as much of Australia’s
high-quality products used.

Reasonable, no hidden fees, no retainer.

Our fees and services

  • Fee: $0

    This initial meeting includes:

    • Understanding your business’ needs whether you are a seller or buyer

    • Understanding any difficulties in reducing food waste or sourcing ingredients or feedstock

    • Discussing next steps

  • Fee: 2% of total trade value + GST

    No retainer

    Includes:

    • Finding buyers, solutions & markets that improve on current per kg value for second-grade fruit and veg, by-products, and ‘unmarketable’ produce

    • Organising orders

    • Organising logistics

    • Vetting of sellers and buyers

    • Verification of product quality

    • Dispute resolution

  • Fee: $1,500 per audit (fixed) + GST

    Includes:

    • Free initial planning and consult

    • On-site measurement of waste streams over 6 weeks
      (travel costs may apply to regional/rural areas - enquire)

    • Full written report of findings including potential dollar value to business

    Additional services (quoted individually):

    • Additional on-site measurement

    • Follow-up audits

  • Fee: $3,000 (fixed) + GST

    Includes:

    • Free initial consult

    • Market research into end-uses, solutions, and economic returns

    • Mapping of commercial pathways and strategies

    • Full written report on findings

    • Follow-up meeting

    Additional services (quoted individually):

    • Cost/benefit analysis

    • Technical and operational feasibility research & analysis

    • Trials

    • Implementation and connecting with buyers

  • Based on growers we have worked with in the past, you may be missing out on additional revenue from anywhere between 3-15% of your annual crop in addition to the sunk costs of growing, picking, grading, storage, and so on which are typically at least $2 per kg.

    Extrapolated over tonnes, the sunk costs and opportunity costs certainly add up.

    Contact Lynne to discuss how we can help you to find markets and improve on per kg return for your currently ‘unmarketable’ produce.

  • The typical small to mid-size food/beverage manufacturer could potentially avoid $20,000 - $30,000 per year on disposal costs.

    Contact Lynne to discuss how we can use our knowledge of physicochemical composition and end-uses to help you find markets or solutions for your by-products.

    Recovering these operational costs in the long-term can be a significant win for any SME’s bottom line.

  • If you are a restaurant, cafe, food or drink manufacturer, catering company, or institution you can register your needs and details with us at no cost.

    By letting us know what products or ingredients you are looking for we can actively help on an ongoing basis with finding high-quality, local produce at reasonable prices.

    We accept orders of any size, which is a significant benefit for businesses just starting out or who are unable to meet typical minimum order quantities (MOQs).

    Fees are only charged once a trade is finalised, and we also assist with any dispute resolution should you need it. However, we ensure all sellers are vetted for quality when they sign on to our service.

    Contact Lynne to discuss how we can help you with price discovery, procurement, and developing supply chain relationships.

  • Whether you are a start-up bio-refining company or well-established and ready to take on high volumes of consistent, quality feedstock, we can help source and set up reliable supply chain relationships for you.

    Register your needs with us through an initial meeting (no cost).

    By letting us know the types of feedstock you are looking for (e.g. high protein, low moisture etc.) we can actively help on an ongoing basis with finding consistent quality feedstocks that match the volumes you require.

    We accept orders of any size, which is a significant benefit for start-ups or who are unable to meet typical minimum order quantities (MOQs).

    Fees are only charged once the order is fulfilled, and we also assist with any dispute resolution should you need it. However, we ensure all businesses are vetted for quality when they sign on to our service.

    Contact Lynne to discuss how we can help you with price discovery, procurement, and developing supply chain relationships.

Is it really worth it?

Get in contact with Lynne

Ready to see how we can help you
turn excess into opportunity?
Book a free initial meeting below.

UpWaste is based in Perth, Western Australia but we service
all locations Australia-wide, including regional and rural areas.

Book an obligtation-free meeting with Lynne