Food Vault

Singapore's Food Waste Management

Food waste accounts for about 11 per cent of the total waste generated in Singapore. The overall amount of food waste generated in 2020 was 665,000 tonnes, which was 11 per cent less than the 744,000 tonnes in 2019. There was a slight increase in the recycling rate for food waste from 18 per cent in 2019 to 19 per cent in 2020, and the rest of it is disposed of at the waste-to-energy (WTE) plants for incineration.

Reducing food wastage, redistributing unsold or excess food, and recycling/treating food waste are important components of our national waste management strategies to work towards Singapore becoming a Zero Waste Nation.