The Food Bank Singapore Ltd. was founded in 2012,[2] and is a registered Charity and Institution of a Public Character (IPC) in Singapore.[1] It operates as a foodbank that collects excess food from food suppliers and re-distributes them to organisations such as old folks' homes, family service centres and soup kitchens.[3] As of 2019, it also distributes food through Food Pantry 2.0, vending machines at various locations which are accessible 24/7 to those with a special food credit card.[2] Food Bank Singapore is a member of the Global Foodbanking Network.[4]

History

In Singapore the National Environment Agency publishes annual statistics. These show that 788,600 tonnes of food is wasted annually in Singapore,[when?] and the recycling rate is only 13% (whereas the overall recycling rate is 60%).[5]

Services

The Food Bank Singapore provides various types of food donations to beneficiaries by collecting excess non-perishables from food industry donors, food drives, and bank boxes located island-wide. They collect perishable food like fruits and vegetables from Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, cakes and pastries from F&B establishments, and cooked food from hotels through their Food Rescue Project.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Organisation Profile Details". Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  2. ^ a b "Reshaping Food Banking through Innovative Models". Food Tank. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. ^ "War on food waste". The New Paper. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  4. ^ "Our Global Reach". Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Waste Statistics and Recycle Rate for 2014". Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Food Bank Singapore Programmes and Events". Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.



Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Bank_Singapore
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