Food Wastage in Singapore:
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Background of food wastage:
Food wastage is that the food is been discarded or loss uneaten. In 2017,the amount of food wasted is 809,800. The amount of food waste generated has increased by about 40% over the past 10 years.
Where food wastage came from?
Food wastage occurs in food stalls and restaurants when staff and chefs are not properly trained or managed resulting in badly cooked food. Asians also tend to provide an abundance of food to guests at social or festive events such as wedding banquets and annual dinner,it is common to see guests unable to finish the foods, and thus wasting food.In schools students tend to buy large portions of food but they are unable to finish them in the end,and thus wasting food.
How to reduce food wastage?
When you go for food shopping, make sure you don’t buy too much food. This may mean going to the grocery store more often, and buying less food each time. When taking food or buying food,only take or order the amount of food that you are able to finish it. Donate things you won’t use,donate them before it expires so that it can be consumed by someone else who needs it.
Programme that ‘recycle’ food:
Food bank singapore.It collects food products from anyone who donates then these items will be sorted out and donate to member beneficiaries such as nursing homes and family service centre.
https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/waste-management/3rprogrammes-and-resources/food-waste-m
http://www.savefoodcutwaste.com/food-waste/food-wastage-in-singapore/
Food Wastage In Singapore
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Where does food wastage come from?
In restaurants, The public can afford as much food as they want, but they might not able to finish the food, food wastage will occur if the public does not finish the left over foods.In School,Students that buy food often in school, they usually canfinish the food.But theres a case when some stalls give the students too much food that the students might not able to finish.At home, Family waste food is quite often at home, they always bought food home but they won’t eat the food and it will be left in the fridge and food wastage will occur.
Common food that is wasted:
Cooked rice, vegetables(salad), cooked meat, fish.
The background information of food wastage:
Food wastage is food that isuneaten. Food waste is created inSingapore every single day from our food cycle– production,distribution, retail toconsumption.Singapore threw away about 0.68 milliontonnes of food wastein 2011 and only 10% was recycled.he food waste recyclingrate would remainlow over the next few years, and NEA is likely to miss its target of 30% recycling rate for food waste by 2012.
http://www.savefoodcutwaste.com/food-waste/food-wa
stage-in-singapore/
Causes of food wastage:
The causes of food waste or loss arenumerous and occur at the
stages of producing,processing, retailingand consuming.
Food wastehas become a complex phenomenonattractingthe
attentionof scientists, consumers and activists alike.
LINK:https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-food-waste.php
Ways to reduce food wastage:
1)Save food that canstill be eaten.
2)Check the expire dates before purchasingthe item.
3)Check expire dates, eat the food before it expire.
LINK:how to reduce food wastage
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The food wasted in Singapore:
The average Singapore household throws away about $170 worth of food and beverage a year,amounting to more than $200 million annually. 9 out of Singaporeans are concerned about the food wastage.Food waste accounts for about 10% of the total waste generated in Singapore and has increased by more than 40% in the past 10 years.Food wastage rise from 542,700 ton in 2006 to more than 790,000 last year but only 14% of the food is recycled.
where does food wastage come from?
Food waste is generate from households,restaurants,markets and other eating establishments.
Where does the food wastage go?
About 14% of food waste is recycled the rest is incinerated and send to landfill.
what will happen to Singapore if food wastage continues?
Singapore is a small country with limited space.At the rate we are producing waste we will need a new incineration every 7too 10 years and a new landfill every 30 to 35 years.The resource and labours used to produce food also go to waste along the hard earned money we used to buy food.
Tips for eating out:
Order whag u can eat,downsize your order,consult the server on portion sizes and swipe sides.
Tips for cooking at home:
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