Development of mobile app for food waste reduction
The global demand for food has surged significantly, driven largely by emerging economies and a world population that has doubled in the past century. This demand has increased food wastage in recent years, most notably at the household level, which accounts for 60% of global food waste. In Si...
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Nanyang Technological University
2024
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Summary: | The global demand for food has surged significantly, driven largely by emerging economies
and a world population that has doubled in the past century. This demand has increased food
wastage in recent years, most notably at the household level, which accounts for 60% of
global food waste. In Singapore, approximately 800 million kg of food waste is generated
yearly, roughly the size of 1500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Despite ongoing efforts to
mitigate its impact, mounting concerns over its social, economic, and environmental impact
have prompted the United Nations to list food waste as a pressing global issue and garnered
international attention that spurred many studies to determine its underlying causes in a bid to
mitigate its effect.
In recent years, mobile applications have seen widespread adoption as a tool for driving
sustainability efforts, especially as studies suggest consumer behaviours are a major
contributing factor to household food waste. Therefore, to combat this, this project presents
the development of a mobile application, SustainEats, aimed at helping Singaporean
households reduce food waste. SustainEat features a food storage tracker to monitor item
expiration, recipe recommendations to optimise ingredient usage, tips on proper food storing
practices, and a platform for food donations. These tools collectively, have encouraged
sustainable food consumption and reduced household food waste in Singapore. |
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