Frasers Property’s sustainability efforts continue with Jalan Loyang Besar Residences joining five malls, reducing up to 2,200 tonnes of food waste annually

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Frasers Property Singapore has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Life Lab Resources (LLR) on January 15th. This partnership aims to introduce an innovative upcycling program that will handle the food waste generated at their malls. The program, which will be using WasteMaster food waste valorisation system, will initially be implemented in five Frasers Property malls – Causeway Point, Waterway Point, Northpoint City, Century Square, and Tampines 1.

According to a press release from Frasers Property, the CEO, Soon Su Lin, has expressed her gratitude to be able to collaborate with their retail tenants on Singapore’s first circular economy solution for food waste management. She believes that this program will contribute towards a zero-waste and food-resilient future.

The WasteMaster system, developed by Australia-headquartered Green Eco Technologies, will process and convert food waste into nutrient-rich substrates instead of sending them to landfills. LLR, a local company, will operate an onsite treatment plant to handle the food waste produced at the five malls.

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Apart from this, LLR has plans to establish a bio-refinery plant by the first quarter of 2024. This plant will be used to transform the substrates produced into microbial protein, which can be utilized in commercial fish feed production. The successful implementation of this program is expected to reduce up to 2,200 tonnes of food waste and save 660 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually across the five malls.

The upcycling program was initially piloted at Causeway Point for seven months last year. It involved the participation of F&B tenants such as Bali Thai, Food Republic, Ichiban Boshi, and supermarket FairPrice Finest. As the program progressed, other F&B tenants such as Dian Xiao Er, Kuriya Japanese Market, PastaMania, Shabu Sai, and Tokyo Shoduko also joined in, resulting in the collection of over 52 tonnes of food waste within the year.

Frasers Property reports that the food waste valorisation system was able to reduce the net weight of food waste by up to 80%, while still retaining its nutritional value. The resulting substrates are also free from harmful pathogens such as E coli and salmonella. They believe that this program can be scaled up to the other malls by 2025, potentially cutting down 4,700 tonnes of food waste and reducing 1,600 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

Soon Su Lin mentions that with the successful pilot program at Causeway Point, they are looking forward to more tenants’ support and participation in the food waste management program across all their malls. She adds that the company is always open to collaborating with innovative solutions that can contribute towards making Singapore a greener and more liveable place.