Leong Hoi Mun, Charlene (FOS), Liu SiYi (FOS), Meng Qiaoran (FOS), Utkarsh Pundir (FOS), , & Wang Zixuan (FOS)
Academic Advisor: Dr. Chua Siew Chin
RVRC’s monthly food wastage was about 1209kg, or approximately 20kg per meal. Food wastage has been a persistent problem in RVRC. We aim to investigate the effectiveness of peer support on encouraging students to reduce their plate wastage. We recruited five groups of students to participate in our project. From pre-campaign focus group discussions, we gauged their general attitudes and behaviors towards food waste, allowing us to better tailor our peer support techniques. During the three weeks of campaign, participants were tasked to motivate each other to reduce their plate waste through a peer support system. We collected data on the amount of plate waste for two dinners weekly. Furthermore, we provided weekly “dinner table topics” to actively engage the participants in the peer support system. A post-campaign discussion was carried out and the responses indicated a positive impact from peer support in reducing food waste.