Food waste recycling has been discontinued since March 2011 with the closure of IUT. We welcome any new food waste recycling vendors to approach us at souchan_yong@nus.edu.sg

Check out this excellent page on the food waste situation in Singapore!

Have you ever wondered how much food waste is being disposed in Singapore every year? Based on the National Environment Agency (NEA)'s statistics on waste and recycling rate for 2006, food waste amounts to approximately 10.4% of the total waste output! Most of the food waste ends up in the incineration plants. Only a small portion (8%) of this food waste is recycled.

In view of land scarcity and environmental preservation, Singapore's Green Plan 2012 targets to raise the overall waste recycling rate to 60% from the current 48%. In co-ordination with the nation’s overall recycling efforts, CSC decided to embark on one of its new initiatives - NUS Food Waste Recycling Programme by working closely with IUT Global Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based environmental waste management company.

The NUS Organic Food Recycling Programme kicked off on 16 August 2007. NUS is the first tertiary institution to launch this programme in Singapore.

All 5 canteens of NUS - Frontier, TechnoEdge, The Terrace, The Deck and Central Square have already taken part in this programme. All of the canteen operators were briefed on separating the food waste from other waste and place the separated food waste into the appropriate food waste bins provided by IUT Global. Every day, IUT would collect the waste from the canteens and send it to their plant for recycling. Through this, NUS is doing its part in contributing to meet the overall SGP 2012 recycling target and helping to protect our environment. As the saying goes, ‘Every little effort makes a BIG difference!’

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