Comments for Food Waste Republic: Dirty Secrets of a Food Paradise http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog How is Singapore capable of wasting one-fifth of its food supply? Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:19:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma by Admin http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Admin Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:19:01 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=10#comment-267 Unfortunately IUT has closed down. It remains to be seen if there will be yet another IUT-like start-up in Singapore. Unfortunately IUT has closed down. It remains to be seen if there will be yet another IUT-like start-up in Singapore.

]]> Comment on The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma by sam http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-266 sam Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:16:13 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=10#comment-266 would it be a good id ea to do a project collaborating with iut and also hawker centres. i could start up sth that would serve as the middleman... provide an easy cost-efficient way to get waste food to the iut plants? would it be a good id ea to do a project collaborating with iut and also hawker centres. i could start up sth that would serve as the middleman… provide an easy cost-efficient way to get waste food to the iut plants?

]]> Comment on Food Waste Republic’s first media coverage by Marcus Tay http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/04/food-waste-republics-first-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Marcus Tay Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:08:51 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/?p=1371#comment-227 Hi, have been revisiting this site on and off for a while now. Just want to say great writing and great reporting!!! So informative and yet so funny! Of course, your exciting food snoopping. Keep up the awesome work! Hi,

have been revisiting this site on and off for a while now. Just want to say great writing and great reporting!!!
So informative and yet so funny! Of course, your exciting food snoopping.

Keep up the awesome work!

]]> Comment on Dishing The Dirt On Banquet Waste by Preethi http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Preethi Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:11:07 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=1#comment-221 Very insightful. Indian weddings (including mine) come to mind where diners are usually stuffed halfway down the meal. As you had mentioned in one of the earlier comments, the best way to do this is to limit wedding meals to a few courses - you end up getting better food quality and save yourself excessive calories + food waste. Very insightful. Indian weddings (including mine) come to mind where diners are usually stuffed halfway down the meal. As you had mentioned in one of the earlier comments, the best way to do this is to limit wedding meals to a few courses – you end up getting better food quality and save yourself excessive calories + food waste.

]]> Comment on Dishing The Dirt On Banquet Waste by John http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-219 John Mon, 09 May 2011 16:21:43 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=1#comment-219 Wow, can't believe the amount of waste you found. truly shocking and upsetting. What can we do about it though? Wow, can’t believe the amount of waste you found. truly shocking and upsetting. What can we do about it though?

]]> Comment on The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma by Agnes http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Agnes Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:57:16 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=10#comment-210 Hi, I'm living in the UK right now and actually planning on writing my masters class dissertation on food waste recycling in Singapore! This website was a very useful summery about the food waste situation in Singapore! I know its been awhile since this post has been updated so not sure if its possible but, could I please communicate with you to discuss this topic further via email (if you could pls email me to the email used to post this reply :))? Hope to hear from you! Thanks Best, Agnes Hi, I’m living in the UK right now and actually planning on writing my masters class dissertation on food waste recycling in Singapore! This website was a very useful summery about the food waste situation in Singapore!

I know its been awhile since this post has been updated so not sure if its possible but, could I please communicate with you to discuss this topic further via email (if you could pls email me to the email used to post this reply :) )?

Hope to hear from you! Thanks

Best,
Agnes

]]> Comment on The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma by The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma-Part 4 http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-205 The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma-Part 4 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:22:15 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=10#comment-205 [...] Written by Estelle Low & Miak Aw Sourced from: http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/ [...] [...] Written by Estelle Low & Miak Aw Sourced from: http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/ [...]

]]> Comment on The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma by The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma-Part 2 http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-203 The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma-Part 2 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:07:32 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=10#comment-203 [...] Written by Estelle Low & Miak Aw Sourced from: http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/ [...] [...] Written by Estelle Low & Miak Aw Sourced from: http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/ [...]

]]> Comment on The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma by Martin Fung http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Martin Fung Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:48:09 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=10#comment-202 Hi, Just happened to chance upon this article and it's a very good summary of the food waste problem faced by Singapore nowadays. Food waste is only one of the waste stream contributing to our landfill. We also generate tons of plastic bags, electronic waste, paper (bills). In general, waste problem comes with increasing affluence and standard of living. Given the lifestyle of Singaporean, I agree that it would need a generation of change to rectify this situation. Educating the young is important, but its a slow and uncertain process. In my opinion, the fastest and the most effective method still comes from the government. Government legislation has been proven effective in Taiwan, south Korea and Germany, where retail shops switch to paper bags and almost everyone brings a recycle bag out for shopping. It will be a big leap forward if there is a plastic bag ban in Singapore. Mini-projects in the neighbourhood is definitely useful in spreading the words in conservation and waste reduction... and it adds life and colors to the neighourhood! Home composting projects are excellent educational tools to educate the public. (Michelle's composting blog is a "must" visit for everyone who wants to start composting... fun and captivating) After reading her blog, I am inspired to start my own composting project at home! It will be great if other waste problems can be addressed in future articles. We need to increase awareness and knowledge level of the general public if we want to solve this problem. Hi,

Just happened to chance upon this article and it’s a very good summary of the food waste problem faced by Singapore nowadays. Food waste is only one of the waste stream contributing to our landfill. We also generate tons of plastic bags, electronic waste, paper (bills). In general, waste problem comes with increasing affluence and standard of living. Given the lifestyle of Singaporean, I agree that it would need a generation of change to rectify this situation.

Educating the young is important, but its a slow and uncertain process. In my opinion, the fastest and the most effective method still comes from the government. Government legislation has been proven effective in Taiwan, south Korea and Germany, where retail shops switch to paper bags and almost everyone brings a recycle bag out for shopping. It will be a big leap forward if there is a plastic bag ban in Singapore.

Mini-projects in the neighbourhood is definitely useful in spreading the words in conservation and waste reduction… and it adds life and colors to the neighourhood! Home composting projects are excellent educational tools to educate the public. (Michelle’s composting blog is a “must” visit for everyone who wants to start composting… fun and captivating) After reading her blog, I am inspired to start my own composting project at home!

It will be great if other waste problems can be addressed in future articles. We need to increase awareness and knowledge level of the general public if we want to solve this problem.

]]> Comment on The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma by The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma | Recycle Your Food http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-201 The Food Waste Recycling Dilemma | Recycle Your Food Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:33:14 +0000 http://foodwasterepublic.com/?p=10#comment-201 [...] Written by Estelle Low & Miak Aw Sourced from: http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/ [...] [...] Written by Estelle Low & Miak Aw Sourced from: http://foodwasterepublic.com/category/blog/2010/03/the-food-waste-recycling-dilemma/ [...]

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