Reducing food waste: Getting Singaporeans to embrace ‘ugly food’ [News] By Liyana Othman, Channel NewsAsia, 24 Oct 2016 More than 790,000 tonnes of food waste was generated in Singapore last year – almost the equivalent of throwing away two bowls of rice every day. There are no official figures on the breakdown of food waste in Singapore, and also how…
Food waste gets second life as compost at international school [News] By Lim Jia Qi, Channel NewsAsia, 12 Oct 2016 Vegetable peels, fruit waste and coffee grounds – all this organic waste does not simply go down the garbage chute at the Dover campus of the United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA). Instead, these are given a second…
Non-profit groups step up efforts to bring restaurant excess to needy [News] By Wong Casandra, TODAY, 25 Sep 2016 Sometimes it’s lamb stew on the menu, other times it’s roast duck. For the past few months, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has been donating excess food prepared for banquets to the less fortunate. On each occasion, an average of 50 to…
Free Food Waste Awareness Talks for Companies We are currently conducting free food waste awareness talks for companies. The talk is about 1.5 hours and involves the screening of a video on food waste in Singapore, followed by a presentation on the food waste problem and what individuals can do to reduce food waste. We also have free posters and…
Food Waste Training Workshop for Wastebusters (9 Jul) Zero Waste SG is recruiting more volunteers (aka Wastebusters) who are interested in spreading awareness on food waste through our Save Food Cut Waste programme! We are conducting our 2nd training workshop for volunteers, and will share more information on the food waste situation in Singapore and what individuals can do to…
Food Waste Training Workshop for Wastebusters Zero Waste SG is now recruiting volunteers (aka Wastebusters) who are interested in spreading awareness on food waste through our Save Food Cut Waste programme! We are conducting our first training workshop for volunteers, and will share more information on the food waste situation in Singapore and what individuals can do to reduce food…
Food waste: Where food matters, looks matter more [News] By Channel NewsAsia, 16 Feb 2016 If you and your family made it a point to finish every morsel of your Chinese New Year meals, then you have all done exceptionally well. This is because every year, Singapore sees hundreds of thousands of tonnes of food going to waste. According to…
2 hawker centres to pilot food waste recycling systems [News] By Chan Luo Er, Channel NewsAsia, 21 Jan 2016 A two-year on-site food waste recycling pilot at two hawker centres, Ang Mo Kio Blk 628 Market and Tiong Bahru Market, was launched on Thursday (Jan 21). The National Environment Agency (NEA) estimated that each market generates two to three tonnes…
Change practices to reduce food waste, urges Masagos [News] By Neo Chai Chin, TODAY, 10 Jan 2016 In calling food waste one of the biggest streams of waste here, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli said all stakeholders have a role to play in managing this. Some practices such as the culture of excess at banquets must…
Singapore needs to rethink food wastage: Masagos [News] By Liyana Othman, Channel NewsAsia, 10 Jan 2016 There is a need to rethink how to reduce, reuse and recycle food waste amid an increase over the years, said Minister for Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli on Sunday (Jan 10). In 2014, Singapore generated around 790,000 tonnes of food waste, equivalent…