Food waste is an unceasing problem in our country where households account for 44.5% of the 16,667.5 tonnes of food waste generated in Malaysia daily. Most of this food waste is classified as still edible, its quantity sufficient enough to provide three meals to over 2 million people a day. …
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In a world in which single-use plastic is becoming increasingly frowned upon, disposable plastic cutlery and crockery could soon be relegated to the past. Besides, the Covid-19 pandemic has derailed the efforts of environmentalists and green lovers to reduce plastic waste. According to a study by six alumni students from the National University …
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Roxane Uzureau had attended a ZeroWaste and responsible living event in Singapore back in 2018. It was there that she unwittingly got to know her barePack co-founders: Maximilien Mason, 29; Valerian Fauvel, 35; and Clement Hochart, 33. While waiting for one of the speakers to arrive onstage, she casually shared …
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Globally, Malaysia is ranked 8th in the top 20 countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste in the world. Moreover, with boba stores springing up like mushrooms after the rain in Malaysia, plastic pollution has worsened over the years, especially in Klang Valley. If you can recall, there was the …
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Food waste is one of the biggest waste streams in Singapore and the amount of food waste generated has grown by around 20 per cent over the last decade, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). In 2019, Singapore generated around 744 million kg of food waste — that’s equivalent …
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One of the most common methods of producing tofu is by curdling freshly boiled soya milk, cooling it, and pressing it into a solid block. During the pressing process to remove excess water, tofu whey is generated and is often discarded. It has been said that one man’s trash is …
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The #ITGTopShelfie interview series focuses on the beauty routines of Into The Gloss’ lovely, accomplished, and loyal community of readers. Submit your own on Instagram—post your Top Shelfie (tag us @intothegloss!) and include the hashtag #ITGTopShelfie for a chance to be featured on ITG. “I’m Rashida Renée Ward (@evilrashida), and …
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Author’s Blurb: The issue of food waste has been talked about for as long as I can remember. You’d think that managing it would be a lot easier than managing inorganic waste, but somehow we as a species still struggle with it. On an individual level, not enough of us …
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