Duration | 1:21
Organisation | Tzu-Chi Foundation (Singapore)
Recycling of food waste collected from a Green Charity Fair
To move towards sustainability and zero waste, sustainability at source and recycling have now become the guidelines on food waste management in advanced countries. Tzu Chi Singapore has not only been promoting the concept of cherishing our food at its green charity fair in recent years, it is also working with organizations that recycles food wastes to recycle the seemingly useless food waste into recyclable compost. Such effort has effectively reduced the amount of wastes by half and contributed to a sustainable future for the environment.
Tzu Chi Singapore has started collaborating with an international school and a hospital in recent years to collect and segregate raw and cooked food wastes from its charity fair.
Lim Teck Bang _ Tzu Chi Volunteer：
In the past, we usually dispose the food waste as rubbish, because we did not recycle these food wastes, which is why the amount is huge. With a goal to move towards zero waste this year, recycling food wastes is now part of our work plan. So, we are collecting as much as possible for recycling, in order not to waste these resources.
Food waste makes up 10% of total wastes generated in Singapore, but only 18% of these food wastes are recycled.
Susan Tan _ Tzu Chi Volunteer:
Food waste recycling is not common in Singapore. The stall owners at our charity fair who come from all over the island may not know anything about food waste too. Therefore, the briefing before the event on food waste recycling and segregation on what can be recycled and what can’t is very important.
To move towards sustainability and zero waste, sustainability at source and recycling have become the guidelines on food waste management in advanced countries.
