Two hawker centres to get new food waste recycling machines [News] By Siau Ming En, TODAY, 19 May 2015 Food waste recycling machines will be placed at two of Singapore’s larger hawker centres in a two-year pilot, as part of the authorities’ overall efforts to curb the growing volume of food waste in Singapore. These machines are expected to reduce…
Here’s a look at the waste statistics in Singapore over 12 years from 2003 to 2014. It includes figures on Waste Disposed, Waste Recycled, Waste Output (Waste Disposed + Waste Recycled) for total waste and different types of waste, and also the recycling rate (Waste Recycled / Waste Output x 100) for different types of waste.
Recycling Rate (%)
Total Waste
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3 things you can do today on food waste Singapore generated almost 800 million kg of food waste in 2013, and only 13% of it was recycled. We can all play a part in understanding the issues and reducing food waste. Here’s 3 things you can do today: 1) Watch this video by Channel NewsAsia Connect to understand the food…
Experts call for more to be done to tackle food waste [News] By Valerie Koh, TODAY, 27 Nov 2014 Up to one-third of food produced globally for human consumption is lost or wasted. In South Asia and South-east Asia, 414 calories from food produced for human consumption end up uneaten per person each day. But even in the face of…
So much food waste, so little recycling in Singapore [News] By Rachel Tan, The Straits Times, 11 Aug 2013. Singapore produced enough food waste last year to fill 600 Olympic- size swimming pools, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). The amount soared to 703,200 tonnes last year, a 26 per cent rise from 558,900 tonnes in 2007, outpacing the 15.7…
Educating individuals and businesses on the impacts of food waste and helping them take action
Singapore, 5 Nov 2012 – Save Food Cut Waste is the first campaign in Singapore targeting the reduction of food waste. It is a ground-up movement educating individuals, businesses and organisations in Singapore about the environmental and social impacts of food waste, and encouraging everyone to…
Save Food Cut Waste Are you wasting food? What’s the impact of food waste? Looking for tips to reduce food waste? Want to learn recipes to cook leftovers? Save Food Cut Waste is a ground-up movement to educate people, organisations and businesses in Singapore about the environmental and social impacts of food waste, and to encourage them to take action…
Cut food waste, redistribute extra food, say experts [News] By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 21 Jul 2012. Cut food waste during packaging and preparation and redistribute spare food, say experts who have weighed in on the Government’s announcement of a new committee that will look into food waste and security. Food is often wasted during packaging because customers want…
Mr Koh Soo Keong
Chairman, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority
Ms Tan Poh Hong
CEO, AVA
Distinguished guests
Ladies and gentlemen,
1 Good evening. I am delighted to join you tonight to celebrate the achievements of our local food industry in food safety excellence.
2 Let me first acknowledge the efforts by every company in the food industry in ensuring that…
Planning a Campaign to Reduce, Redistribute and Recycle Food Waste in Singapore In 2010, Singapore threw away 0.64 million tonnes of food waste and only 16% was recycled. This means that on average, each person in Singapore generated about 126kg of food waste a year. This is common throughout the world and according to a 2011 report by the Food…