How Much Food Do You Waste In Singapore?
October 13, 2015 by Save Food Cut Waste
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October. This year, we would like to remember World Food Day by spreading awareness and action on food waste reduction.
Together with Helpling, an online platform that connects you to cleaners, we have created this infographic to show you how much food we waste in Singapore.
Now that you understand how much food we waste in Singapore, the next step is for you to play a part in reducing food waste in your daily life and at home. Simply follow the 8 tips below and start reducing food waste!
1) Learn About Food Sources
Learn about where your food comes from and understand how farmers toil to produce your food. This would help you better appreciate the food you eat and thus waste less food.
2) Grow Your Own Food
Grow your own food in Singapore to better appreciate your food and waste less. This would also help to reduce the food wastage during transportation and storage, the resources spent, and carbon emissions generated from importing food.
3) Plan What To Buy
Before you go shopping for food, plan what to buy using a shopping list. This would help you avoid buying more food than you need.
4) Store And Handle Food Properly
Store and handle your food properly at home to help you keep food longer without spoilage, and thus reduce food wastage.
5) Cook And Order Just Enough
Choose the right food portions and cook just enough food. Also order just enough food, thus avoiding food waste and saving money.
6) Cook Your Leftover Food
Keep and cook your leftover food instead of throwing them away, thus helping to reduce food wastage at home.
7) Start Food Composting
Try composting your fruit and vegetable scraps at home or in the community garden, and produce compost for gardening.
8) Make Garbage Enzyme
Make garbage enzyme from your fruit and vegetable scraps, and use it for cleaning purposes.
Finally, sign the pledge to Save Food Cut Waste in Singapore, and share this post with your friends and encourage them to reduce food waste together!
Infographic credit: Helpling
NEA calls for tender for collecting, transporting food waste [News]
August 25, 2015 by Save Food Cut Waste
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By Channel NewsAsia, 24 Aug 2015
The National Environment Agency (NEA) on Monday (Aug 24) called a tender to collect and transport food waste to a facility for treatment, as part of a pilot project.
The appointed organisations will collect segregated food waste from areas such as the Clementi region and send it to a facility at Ulu Pandan Water Reclamation Plant. The places where food waste will be collected from include Ngee Ann Polytechnic, National University of Singapore, Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre and Kranji Camp, said NEA.
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Source: Channel NewsAsia
Most people here concerned about food waste: Poll [News]
August 12, 2015 by Save Food Cut Waste
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By Feng Zengkun, The Straits Times, 11 Aug 2015
Nine out of 10 people here are concerned about Singapore’s food waste, a new survey has found.
The majority also want food and beverage (F&B) companies here to donate their unsold and near-expiry food that is safe to eat to the needy or sell it at a discount.
Students from the National University of Singapore’s Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Programme, working with new non-profit group Zero Waste SG, conducted the online survey from February to April this year.
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Source: The Straits Times via Wildsingapore
Majority Of Consumers Are Concerned About Food Waste From F&B Companies In Singapore [Media Release]
August 5, 2015 by Save Food Cut Waste
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– 90% of consumers are concerned about the food waste generated by F&B companies
– 95% of consumers want F&B companies to do more to reduce food waste
– Consumers are willing to support F&B companies which adopt strategies to reduce food waste
Singapore, 5 Aug 2015 – Majority of consumers are concerned about food waste generated by food and beverage (F&B) companies and would encourage and support the companies to reduce food waste, according to a recent survey conducted to understand consumer attitudes toward food waste generated by the F&B sector in Singapore. The study was conducted from Feb to Apr this year by the students under the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Programme from the National University of Singapore, in partnership with the new non-profit organisation, Zero Waste SG.
According to the National Environment Agency, about 790,000 tonnes of food waste was generated in Singapore in 2014 and only 13% of this waste is recycled. Consumers can reduce food waste on an individual level, but can also play an important role in advocating for greater efforts and best practices in food waste reduction by the F&B sector. With this premise, the study aims to understand consumers’ attitude towards food waste and how they hope F&B companies (including retail shops selling food; bakeries; cafes; restaurants; food courts; canteens; hawker centres; markets; supermarkets; and caterers) can contribute to the reduction of food waste. Read more
NTUC FairPrice takes the lead to measure and reduce food waste
May 28, 2015 by Save Food Cut Waste
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NTUC FairPrice is taking the first steps to measure and reduce food waste in its supermarkets. So far, FairPrice is the only supermarket retailer that has publicly commit to food waste reduction efforts, and this leadership is something that the other supermarket retailers need to follow.
After two years of consultative study under its Food Waste Framework, FairPrice today announced a Food Waste Index to track and sustain food waste reduction efforts, which is a first in the Singapore supermarket industry. The Food Waste Index measures the annual total food waste against the total retail space of all FairPrice stores, and will enable FairPrice to track its progress on various food waste reduction initiatives. Read more
Two hawker centres to get new food waste recycling machines [News]
May 19, 2015 by Save Food Cut Waste
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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 the volume of food waste at the hawker centre by at least 90 per cent each day.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) called for a tender yesterday for vendors to supply the machines at Tiong Bahru Market and Ang Mo Kio Block 628 Market.
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Source: TODAY
3 things you can do today on food waste
February 12, 2015 by Save Food Cut Waste
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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 waste problem in Singapore.
2) Check out the Save Food Cut Waste tips to find out how individuals and households can play a part in reducing food waste in our daily lives and at home.
3) We are working with NUS students from the Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Programme to conduct a survey to understand consumer’s attitudes towards food waste in the food and beverage (F&B) sector in Singapore. We hope to show the survey results to the F&B companies in order to nudge them to reduce food waste.
Pls help to participate in this short survey at http://bit.ly/16PURlm. Thanks much!
NTUC FairPrice introduces measures to tackle food waste [News]
October 15, 2014 by Save Food Cut Waste
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By Channel NewsAsia, 15 Oct 2014
NTUC FairPrice on Wednesday (Oct 15) announced that it will address food waste through a structured framework, in commemoration of World Food Day on Thursday.
In a media release, NTUC FairPrice said plans to reduce food waste include enhancing and implementing internal processes that are “preventive in nature” and engaging its customers on greater awareness of food waste. It also hopes to reshape mindsets towards “imperfect-looking but perfectly safe” fruits and vegetables.
The supermarket chain added that it will also work with suppliers and charities to reduce food waste, and the framework will kick in early next year.
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Source: Channel NewsAsia
Insights on Food Waste in Singapore
July 29, 2014 by Save Food Cut Waste
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We have been running the Save Food Cut Waste campaign since Nov 2012. There is now more awareness about food waste in Singapore and we have been getting several enquiries from the public who are concerned about food waste.
To address some of the concerns on food waste, let’s take a closer look at food waste generated, the causes, ways to reduce food waste, key barriers, and our proposed action plan to tackle food waste.
Food Waste in Singapore
Over the last 10 years, the amount of food waste generated in Singapore has increased by 45%. In 2013, the amount of food waste generated reached an all-time high of 796,000 tonnes and only 13% of it was recycled. Read more
