Singapore students divert 892kg of food and plastic waste in six weeks under SG Eco Loop 2.0

Recycling is easy enough to discuss in a classroom. The more difficult part is getting something to work once it leaves one. That was the challenge given to more than 120 students from 12 Institutes of Higher Learning under SG Eco Loop 2.0, a nationwide sustainability programme that concluded on 2 October after six weeks of prototyping, testing and dealing with actual waste. Across 37 student teams, participants collectively diverted 892kg of ...

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Deliveroo & TreeDots’ collaborate to reduce food waste in Singapore.

An encouraging step toward sustainable deliveries: Deliveroo is collaborating with TreeDots in a move that will reduce food waste and carbon footprints while saving costs. Food delivery corporation Deliveroo recently announced its partnership with local social enterprise TreeDots – a move that will help restaurants reduce their food waste and carbon footprints. The collaboration will also aim to help Deliveroo’s restaurant partners save costs amid rising food inflation, which hit ...

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