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“10 Food Wise Families” awarded, 2,200 tonnes of food waste reduced in New Year
There is 3,200 tonnes of food waste produced every day in Hong Kong, 70% of which come from household. To encourage people to cherish food resource and reduce food waste in household, the Greeners Action held in October the first “food wise family” competition, inviting families across the city to raise their creative and useful ideas of reducing food waste. There are over 200 families participating in the competition with 600 “food wise” ideas submission in 2 months. The creativity and usefulness of ideas is astonishing in saving a lot of food resource.
10 families stood up among competitors and become “top 10 food wise families”, about 40 people are invited to join Tree Top Cottage in Tai Po on 16th January, 2011. During the one-day trip, participants learnt how to farm, where crops come from. At the same time they enjoyed green lunch. Award ceremony was held during lunch, actresses Chuk Man Kwan and Celine Ma were invited to be guest to give awards, awarded families shared impromptu their creative food wise ideas with others.
10 families stood up among competitors and become “top 10 food wise families”, about 40 people are invited to join Tree Top Cottage in Tai Po on 16th January, 2011. During the one-day trip, participants learnt how to farm, where crops come from. At the same time they enjoyed green lunch. Award ceremony was held during lunch, actresses Chuk Man Kwan and Celine Ma were invited to be guest to give awards, awarded families shared impromptu their creative food wise ideas with others.
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