Chen Jiahao, Chew Yu Cheng, Lee Yi De, Madeline Ng Qi Xuan, Ng U – Hui Gideon
Academic Advisor: Prof. Adekunle Adeyeye
Industry Advisor: Sodexo
There is a significant economic and sustainable opportunity in reducing food waste by consumers. The aim of this project is to go beyond posters to make the consumer feel they are actively contributing to this reduction. Our group has created a Telegram Chatbot to encourage students to reduce food waste. This Chatbot helps to track data of each person such that they are able to view their personal and group statistics. It is hoped that by making participants more aware about the amount of food waste they generate, they will make a conscious effort to reduce their food waste. The food waste was manually measured, with avoidable food waste being separated from unavoidable, and the data was uploaded to a spreadsheet. Our group set a benchmark of 100g of daily food waste per participant and after 3 weeks of pilot testing, we hope that every participant will achieve this goal.
Keywords: Waste management, Responsible Consumption, Chatbot, Apps, Food waste