dotlah! dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
Social Links
  • zedreviews.com
  • citi.io
  • aster.cloud
  • liwaiwai.com
  • guzz.co.uk
  • atinatin.com
0 Likes
0 Followers
0 Subscribers
dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
  • Cities
  • Lah!

Close To 3,000 Premises Have Pledged To Say Yes To Waste Less This Year Despite Tough COVID-19 Situation

  • September 28, 2021
Total
0
Shares
0
0
0

The National Environment Agency (NEA) has launched the third Say YES to Waste Less (SYTWL) campaign, which takes place from 27 September to 7 November 2021. The campaign spans 169 partners across almost 3,000 premises and is aimed at encouraging the public to lead a sustainable lifestyle by reducing food wastage and the use of disposables. This is an increase from the 95 partners across 2,100 premises involved last year.

In the spirit of the Singapore Together movement, the partners comprise corporates, social enterprises, interest groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and Community Development Councils (CDCs).

Environmental impact of food wastage and consumption of disposables

At our current rate of waste generation, Semakau Landfill (SL) is expected to be fully filled by 2035. To extend the lifespan of SL, one of the targets set under the Singapore Green Plan 2030 is to achieve a 20 per cent reduction in waste-to-landfill per capita per day by 2026.

In 2020, Singapore generated around 665,000 tonnes of food waste, which is equivalent to each individual discarding about 1.5 bowls of food per day. Food waste puts a burden on our waste disposal system and represents a loss of the resources used to grow, transport and prepare the food.

In addition, about 200,000 tonnes of disposables were discarded, comprising items such as carrier bags and takeaway containers/cutlery. These are enough to fill up about 400 Olympic-size swimming pools. Each disposable item has a life cycle impact – requiring resources such as water and energy in its manufacturing, use, and disposal, and contributing to global warming.

Therefore, it is crucial for all of us to do more to reduce food wastage and the excessive consumption of all disposables. SYTWL’s call-to-action features simple tips that everyone can adopt, such as bringing your own reusable carrier bag, bottle and container when heading out, as well as buying and ordering just enough food.

Partner initiatives to encourage customers to waste less

In support of this year’s campaign, 169 partners have committed to various actions to reduce food wastage and/or the use of disposables. These include prompting customers to order just enough food, plan meals in advance, make use of blemished or surplus food, and offering perks such as free drink toppings, discounts or loyalty points for customers who bring their own reusable carrier bags and containers.

Examples of partners with initiatives introduced in support of SYTWL this year include:

  • F&B outlets – Starbucks is gifting a limited-edition 50th Anniversary Reusable Cup to customers for every purchase of a handcrafted beverage on 28 Sep, to encourage the use of reusables. This comes on top of their year-round 50 cents discount for all customers who bring their own cup.
  • Retailers – Watsons Singapore has introduced ‘Bring Your Own Bag Monday-Wednesday’, where plastic bags are charged at 10 cents per transaction from Monday to Wednesday every week, across all its outlets, to discourage the excessive use of plastic bags.
  • Fashion brands – Love, Bonito, a home-grown fashion brand with a global following, is offering a $1 discount to customers who shop bag-free at their store from 27 September to 31 October 2021, with no minimum spend required.
  • DBS, the first bank to join the Say YES to Waste Less campaign in 2020, has partnered with Singapore’s largest hawker food delivery platform, WhyQ, to launch ‘DBS x WhyQ Last Hour Deals’. The initiative offers attractive discounts to encourage customers to order in the final hours before hawkers wrap up their lunch and dinner service daily, to minimise wastage of fresh produce. Close to 270 hawker stalls and growing from across Singapore are participating in the initiative.
  • Small enterprises such as Amudhini Minimart, a neighbourhood provision shop in Bukit Batok, is encouraging customers to bring their own carriers by offering 20 cents discount to those who do so.

These partners’ initiatives illustrate how companies of various sizes can work together and help contribute to a sustainable Singapore. Please refer to Annex A for more information on the partners and their initiatives, and Annex B for the SYTWL campaign visuals.

To support more innovative and creative projects to reduce waste, NEA will be issuing a Call for Ideas Fund grant call that will open for applications from 28 September to 7 November 2021. More information will be available on the Call for Ideas Fund website at https://go.gov.sg/callforideasfund.

Total
0
Shares
Share
Tweet
Share
Share
Related Topics
  • COVID-19
  • National Environment Agency
  • NEA
  • Singapore Together
dotlah.com

Previous Article
  • Cities
  • Lah!

NParks Implements More Nature-Based Solutions To Protect And Restore Singapore’s Coasts

  • September 28, 2021
View Post
Next Article
  • Cities
  • Lah!

Appreciating MINDEF Volunteers

  • September 28, 2021
View Post
You May Also Like
View Post
  • Cities
  • Technology

Meralco PowerGen’s PacificLight starts up 100 MW fast-response plant in Singapore

  • dotlah.com
  • June 20, 2025
View Post
  • Cities

Renewable energy, carbon credits are priority areas of cooperation for Singapore, Philippines: Lawrence Wong

  • dotlah.com
  • June 4, 2025
View Post
  • Cities
  • Politics

Singapore businesses eye more investments in PH, says PM Wong

  • Dean Marc
  • June 4, 2025
View Post
  • Cities
  • Research

Mathematicians uncover the logic behind how people walk in crowds

  • dotlah.com
  • April 3, 2025
View Post
  • Lah!

Tariffs, Trump, and Other Things That Start With T – They’re Not The Problem, It’s How We Use Them

  • John Francis
  • March 25, 2025
View Post
  • Lah!

Canonical announces 12 year Kubernetes LTS

  • John Francis
  • March 4, 2025
“Toyota Woven City,” a Test Course for Mobility, Completes Phase 1 Construction and Prepares for Launch
View Post
  • Cities
  • Technology

“Toyota Woven City,” a Test Course for Mobility, Completes Phase 1 Construction and Prepares for Launch

  • John Francis
  • January 6, 2025
dotlah-smartnation-singapore-lawrence-wong
View Post
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Featured
  • Features
  • Lah!
  • Machine Learning
  • Technology

Growth, community and trust the ‘building blocks’ as Singapore refreshes Smart Nation strategies: PM Wong

  • Dean Marc
  • October 9, 2024


Trending
  • 1
    • Cities
    • Lah!
    IMDA Collaborates With Industry To Help Singaporeans Continue To Enjoy A High Quality Of Life From Home With Digital Tech Amid COVID-19
    • March 26, 2020
  • zeleros-hyperloop-system 2
    • Cities
    Paris to Berlin in an hour by train? Here’s how it could happen.
    • May 12, 2021
  • 3
    • Cities
    UOB And Getz Collaboration Dishes Up Lower Food Delivery Costs For F&B Businesses And Helps Them Build Their Online Storefronts Quickly
    • July 18, 2020
  • 4
    • People
    • World Events
    How Contagious Is The Wuhan Coronavirus And Can You Spread It Before Symptoms Start?
    • January 30, 2020
  • 5
    • Lah!
    • Technology
    SGInnovate Partners ST Engineering and Tegasus International to Boost Cybersecurity Capabilities of 2,500 Professionals Over Three Years
    • October 4, 2019
  • 6
    • Technology
    IMDA To Make Available New 5G Spectrum Bands To All Mobile Network Operators
    • July 27, 2021
  • 7
    • Technology
    ST Engineering Receives First-ever Authorisation From CAAS To Perform Aircraft Inspection Using Drones
    • June 17, 2020
  • 8
    • Lah!
    Enterprises To Benefit As Singapore Furthers IP Cooperation With The Republic Of Korea
    • July 2, 2020
  • Food 9
    • People
    • Technology
    Farmers In India Are Using AI For Agriculture – Here’s How They Could Inspire The World
    • January 24, 2024
  • 10
    • Lah!
    • Technology
    New Digital Plan To Help Precision Engineering Industry Digitalise And Build Capabilities For The Future
    • November 27, 2021
  • 11
    • Technology
    Singapore To Build National Quantum-Safe Network That Provides Robust Cybersecurity For Critical Infrastructure
    • February 23, 2022
  • Technology 12
    • People
    • Technology
    How AI In Healthcare Could Bridge A Significant Capacity Gap
    • January 28, 2024
Trending
  • Scuba Diving 1
    Wetsuit or Drysuit? As always, it depends. This quick guide can help you choose.
    • August 2, 2025
  • 2
    Thoughts on America’s AI Action Plan
    • July 24, 2025
  • 3
    Introducing Surface Laptop 5G: Seamless connectivity, built for business
    • July 23, 2025
  • 4
    Press Start (Or Hit Enter)! Your Go-To Loadout for Streamers and Gamers.
    • July 19, 2025
  • 5
    ESWIN Computing launches the EBC77 Series Single Board Computer with Ubuntu
    • July 17, 2025
  • 6
    Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
    • July 9, 2025
  • Camping 7
    The Summer Adventures : Camping Essentials
    • June 28, 2025
  • 8
    Meralco PowerGen’s PacificLight starts up 100 MW fast-response plant in Singapore
    • June 20, 2025
  • 9
    A Father’s Day Gift for Every Pop and Papa
    • June 14, 2025
  • 10
    Apple services deliver powerful features and intelligent updates to users this autumn
    • June 12, 2025
Social Links
dotlah! dotlah!
  • Cities
  • Technology
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Society
  • Science
  • About
Connecting Dots Across Asia's Tech and Urban Landscape

Input your search keywords and press Enter.