Community Service

Western Wholesale Food Market Flea Market cum Carnival @Ever Green Association

Program Details
Date
7 - 8 Jan 2017
Location
Western Wholesale Food Market
Collaborator
Ever Green Association
No. of Volunteers
16
No. of Service Recipients
N/A
UN Sustainable Development Goals
HKUST CONNECT SDG GOALS
Volunteers helped promote the message of reducing food waste

Since 2013, the local green group Ever Green Association has dedicated their efforts in alleviating the food waste problem, which contributes 36% of the total municipal solid waste in Hong Kong. The association participated in the Western Wholesale Food Market Flea Market cum Carnival to promote the message of reducing the amount of food waste in Hong Kong. Over 3,000 citizens visited the Market to purchase fresh vegetables, fruits and other food produce, and enjoyed various booth games and performances.  Students helped hosted booth games, introduced the poster panels and supported the fundraising efforts for the association at this large-scale event.

Volunteers transporting the edible unsold vegetables to the booth for fund raisin
Volunteers transporting the edible unsold vegetables to the booth for fund raisin
Volunteers learning how  to reduce food waste
Volunteers learning how to reduce food waste