The Matcha Initiative
Join usUnder the Resource Sustainability Act, several mandatory provisions have been adopted regarding food waste segregation and treatment in Singapore.
From 2021 onwards - Developers of new commercial and industrial premises must set aside space for on-site or off-site food waste treatment systems in their design plans.
From 2024 onwards - All existing large commercial and industrial food waste generators will be required to segregate food waste for treatment using on-site food waste treatment systems (compost) or off-site facility treatment. This includes large hotels and malls, large industrial developments housing food manufacturers, food caterers and food storage warehouses.
To support businesses in their efforts, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has produced a series of food waste minimization guidebooks, which provide advice and examples across the whole value chain:
less than 2%
of the valuable biological nutrients infood by-products and organic waste is composted or valorised in cities, worldwide.
(Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation)
S$100,000 a year
is the amount The Grand Hyatt Singapore saved, by recycling its food waste with a biomax thermophilic digester.
(Channel News Asia, 2018)
Corporates can apply to the Food Waste Fund which covers the capital cost of food waste treatment solutions, capped at $100,000 per applicant. Application period: 18 May 2020 - 28 Feb 2021
Using cutting edge technology, ORCA allows food waste to be treated on site at the source through the use of aerobic digestion, reducing the need to store food waste or having food waste sent to the landfill or incinerators. Catering for all business sizes and volumes of food waste with the smallest unit no bigger than a washing maching.
