10 Years of Zero Waste

Join award-winning author and broadcaster Alice Zaslavsky as she hosts Douglas McMaster, Matt Stone and Joost Bakker for a night to celebrate and discuss ten years of SILO: how a simple mission statement led to the world’s first zero-waste restaurant.

The panel will discuss how zero waste was achieved, how it became a catalyst for change in the hospitality industry – and ultimately led to SILO opening in London.

Douglas McMaster is a pioneer in zero-waste cooking. In 2010 he began the first zero-waste pop-up cafe in Sydney, followed by the zero-waste restaurant Silo by Joost in Melbourne’s Hardware Lane with Joost Bakker in 2012. He is the founder, chef and owner of SILO in London, author of the book Silo: The Zero Waste Blueprint.

Matt Stone has become one of Australia’s most respected chefs, bringing zero-waste and sustainable cooking methods to a mainstream audience. He was a chef-resident at futurefoodsystem at Fed Square throughout 2021, creating experimental zero-waste dinners, only using produce made in the closed-loop eco-house.

Joost Bakker is a pioneer in zero waste systems and achieved recognition for finding simple zero waste solutions to complex problems.

Joost’s futurefoodsystem has been a Fed Square resident since the start of 2021.

*1.5 hour presentation followed by 30 minutes Q&A.