Food Bank Singapore
 The coperate logo of Food Bank Singapore | |
| Formation | August 2012 |
|---|---|
| Founder |
Nichol Ng Nicholas Ng |
| Founded at | Singapore |
| Type | Company Limited by Guarantee |
| Registration no. | 201200654E[1] |
| Legal status | Charity, Institutions of a Public Character (IPC)[1] |
| Services | Foodbanking |
| Fields | Social and Welfare |
| Affiliations | The Global Foodbanking Network |
| Website |
foodbank |
The Food Bank Singapore Ltd. 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.[2] It is a member of the Global Foodbanking Network.[3]
History
In Singapore the National Environment Agency publishes annual statistics, they show there are 788,600 Tonnes of food is wasted annually in Singapore, the recycling rate is only 13% (where as the overall recycling rate is 60%).[4]
Services
Food Bank Singapore provides the following services and programmes:[5]
- Food rescue with collecting excess foods from their own bins. Google (3 August 2015). "Food Bank Singapore bins" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 August 2015..
See also
- Feeding America
- Food waste
- List of voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore
- List of food labeling regulations
References
- 1 2 3 "Organisation Profile Details". Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ↑ "War on food waste". The New Paper. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ↑ "The Global Food Bank Community". The Global FoodBanking Network. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ↑ "Waste Statistics and Recycle Rate for 2014". Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Food Bank Singapore Programmes and Events". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
External links
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