Wasteless

Is there a way to help other people in the community who may benefit from our extra groceries and allow them to be able to donate it in a very convenient manner?

Problem

Singapore trashes over 2 million kilograms of food daily (roughly equivalent to two million bags of rice) and only recycles 18% of this food waste. A significant contributing source is essential food items like rice, noodles and bread, which could have been re-channelled to the 10.4% of surveyed households that experience food insecurity in Singapore today instead.

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Solution

We have built a no-code web app in lieu of having no engineers on our team that targets the food waste problem at various stage of the food life cycle with the following envisioned features:

A portion calculator
Reduces excess food being generated at top of the funnel.
Note: This was sourced from an existing open-source product but would be the closest to what we have in mind, but adapted to the local food context
A map of food donation avenues (food bank, food donation boxes, community fridges etc.)
Gives people more information on where they can donate their food before it expires / turns bad. This aims to decrease food waste by increasing food donation rates.
Food storage tips
To arm people with the knowledge to extend the shelf life of their food before it turns bad
AI-powered recipe generator
To help people find creative ways to use their leftover ingredients instead of trashing it.
Note: This was sourced from an existing open-source product but would be the closest to what we have in mind, but adapted to the local food context

Try out our webapp here. For any queries or collaborations, email us at yunxi@open.gov.sg.

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