Food Waste Recycling is becoming increasingly important. A whopping 744 million kg of food waste was generated locally in 2019 alone. To put things into perspective, that is equivalent to 2 bowls of rice per person per day, or around 51,000 double-decker buses.
Over the span of 10 years, the amount of food waste generated in Singapore has risen by about 20%. This comes as a problem as when more food is wasted each year, an increased amount will also have to be sourced to meet the growing and misrepresented demand for food within our nation.
With 90% of our food supply being imported, continued increases in food waste generated will lead to a greater amount of stress on Singapore’s food security goals.