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The management of the three main waste streams will help Singapore achieve her Zero Waste vision.
Food Waste
How can food waste be reduced?
Donate to a Food Bank
Cook And Order Just Enough
Choose the right food portions and cook just enough food. Also order just enough food, thus avoiding food waste and saving money.
Cook Your Leftover Food
Keep and cook your leftover food instead of throwing them away, thus helping to reduce food wastage at home.
Join in SG Food Rescue
Being involved in an SG Food Rescue can help you understand the food waste situation and make you more aware of food consumption and food wastage. Often, food is disposed because they do not look ‘edible’. However, ‘unattractive’ food can sometimes still be edible! Join in a Veggie Rescue or Cooked Food Rescue if you want to find out more.
Find out more on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sgfoodrescue/
Electrical and electronic waste
Did you know that you’re harming the environment when you don’t dispose of your electronics properly? So if you can’t donate or repair your old gadgets, recycle them. By doing so, you’re sending your e-waste to proper facilities where recyclable materials (including precious metals such as gold, silver and palladium) can be safely extracted and then reused to make new products! Here are some common e-waste items you can recycle and more info on how to do so.
Packaging waste
Some products come with unnecessary plastic or paper packaging for aesthetic and advertising purposes, and these packaging usually end up as waste. You can choose products with less or no packaging, thus reducing the packaging wastage and cost.
What Can I Do?
Make a conscious effort to choose products with less packaging.
By buying and supporting products with less packaging, you are sending a signal to the companies on the increasing demand of products that have minimal packaging.
Bring your own utensils to avoid using plastic or Styrofoam utensils
Avoid single-use packaging. Bring your own reusable bag or re-useable containers
How can you play a part in reducing waste in school and at home?
