Cao Zeyu (FOE), Goh Boon Hwee (YLLSOM), Lim Ting Yu Bernice (FASS), Marco Ivanhoe Tanoyo (SOC), Quek Ee Pin (FASS)
Academic Advisor: Mr. Lim Cheng Puay
Food waste constitutes one of the biggest waste streams in Singapore, generating 763,000 tonnes of waste in 2018. This includes processing waste such as brewer’s spent grain (BSG) from beer production. While other countries are able to repurpose BSG into animal feed, our survey of local breweries found that BSG was thrown away due to Singapore’s lack of animal farms. We also found that consumers in the youth category do not know processing food waste can be repurposed.
Our project aims to educate youths about repurposed food waste using BSG through a taste-test and an Instagram campaign. 74% (n=51) of respondents showed improved knowledge of BSG after the taste-test and 88% (n=51) had increased awareness of using repurposed food waste in food preparation. A direct hands-on approach and the use of social media has proved effective in engaging youths on the issue of repurposed food waste.