Close to 100 partners, including hotels, food and beverage outlets, and schools, have pledged to reduce food wastage and the use of disposables as part of a National Environment Agency (NEA) campaign that was launched on Monday.
This is almost double the number from last year, when 59 partners took part in the Say Yes To Waste Less campaign.
Companies will encourage their customers to plan their meals in advance and to indicate if they want smaller food portions. Customers will also receive free food toppings or loyalty points when they bring their own containers.
For instance, bubble tea chain HeyTea offers customers a 50-cent discount when they bring their own tumblers.
Of the 95 organisations supporting NEA’s campaign, 45 are new, while the remaining 50 have been on board since last year. They encompass more than 2,100 premises.
Newcomers include DBS Bank, the first bank to join the campaign.
Since this month, DBS has partnered Chope to offer discounts of up to 50% at a slew of dining outlets in the final hours before closing, to reduce the amount of fresh produce wasted.
Also newly on board the campaign is home-grown coffee chain Huggs Coffee.
The coffee shop will be repurposing used coffee grounds into lifestyle products such as scrubs and fertilisers from this month.
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Source: The Straits Times, 16 September 2020