A pair of Dunedin-based distillers have figured out how to turn bakery waste into gin.

Jenny McDonald and Sue Stockwell have been making gin under the Dunedin Craft Distillers label since 2020, by using surplus bread that would have been thrown out.

The pair have recently launched a Pledge Me campaign in order to fund more tools to save more bread from being sent to the landfills.

According to the duo, they've managed to upcycle at least 10 tons worth of bread for their gin.

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