Food sustainability issues in Singapore & the World
Singaporeans may..
Restaurants/Hawker Centres may..
Use cheaper options to save costs
Global
Throw out food
Order take away
More plastic food packaging
More Plastic Waste
Prefer to buy cheaper options
Unsustainable(using palm oil, chicken, fish etc.)
Conflict may..
Unsustainable practices like monoculture, deforestation, overfishing
Worser environmental destruction & degradation (due to pollution)
Agriculture may..
Purchase too much
Foods not yet sold spoil
Cannot be sold anymore
Unsold food is thrown out
More food wastage
This causes
Trade may..
Fossil fuels like petroleum & coal necessary to power transport like cargo ships, trucks & trains
Increase carbon emissions worldwide
Destroy agricultural land, displace people & degrade the environment
Causes food shortages
Thrown away in landfills & when the plastic breaks down, release toxic chemicals that seep into the ground
Use Plastic food packaging
Import more food to keep up with a growing population's demands
Singaporean Government may..
Use landfills & incinerators to dispose of food
Food will break down & produce methane, a greenhouse gas
Use unsustainable practices, like monoculture or overgrazing, to maximise efficiency in farming
Purchase more plastic to turn into food packaging
Sell it to wholesale retailers or F&B outlets
If not, they will clog up waterways & pollute environments which will harm wildlife & humanlife in the long run