Food Waste constitutes about 20% of waste disposed of in Singapore. It has strictly no value for a waste-to-energy strategy as food waste is mainly composed of water and therefore requires a lot of energy to burn. The good news is Food Waste has value!
Food Waste includes:
First, by making sure we order or cook what we need, we could significantly decrease our waste.
Second, by composting this waste (at least the veggie part of it), we can decrease the food waste sent to incineration.
Easier said than done? Here are links to help you start your composting journey.
S$ 342 million
worth of food is wasted every year in Singapore, equivalent on average to S$258 per household.
(Todayonline)
4.1%
of Singaporeans faced moderate to severe food insecurity between 2016 and 2018.
(Socialservice.sg)