The Minister for the Environment and Water Resources recently launched 2020: Singapore Food Story to focus efforts on enhancing Singapore’s food security. Singapore will manage our food supply in three baskets: diversify our food sources; support our companies to grow overseas; and grow local under our 30 by 30 vision…
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How Much Food Do You Waste In Singapore?
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, Zero…
Continue ReadingNTUC FairPrice takes the lead to measure and reduce food waste
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…
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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…
Continue ReadingInsights on Food Waste in Singapore
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…
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