Problem

Based on the data on NEA website, the total amount of food waste generated in 2021 was 817,000 tonnes which was 23 per cent more than the 665,000 tonnes generated in 2020. This amount is equivalent to about the weight of 56,000 double decker buses.

We will need to build more waste disposal facilities, such as waste-to-energy plants and landfills for incineration ash. This is not sustainable for land-scarce Singapore.

RecycGrow was established in June 2022 with the objective of upcycling these food waste into environmentally-friendly and useful products and hence reduce the landfills. This will greatly reduce the impact of the waste on our environment.

Since its establishment, RecycGrow has re-invented itself to be The Eco-Sustainability Company to continue to support the global action to preserve this beautiful mother earth.

Solution

Within a short span of 3 months, RecycGrow has successfully developed the processes to transform the food waste into eco-friendly and useful organic fertilizers. Currently, the food waste collected comprises mainly of fruit pulps, fruit peels, vegetables, coffee, tea leaves, sugar cane pulps and other plant-based materials.

These fertilizers are now being sold in the market under the brand - Orangi.lizer . There are both online and off-line channels of sales. For online, they are sold on Shopee, one of the leading online shopping platforms in Singapore and S.E.A. Shopee was chosen as the online shopping platform as it is the most popular one in Singapore and the e-store setup is user-friendly with many marketing tools to boost the online traffic.

RecycGrow has recently added Orangi.lizer Premium to its range of offerings.

Orangi.lizer Premium contains 20% coffee that provides more nutrients to the fertilizers.

RecycGrow is currently exploring other potential uses of its products.

Milestones

March 2022
- Received our first Food Recycling Machine
- Performed trials using sample food waste
- Initiated First Step Movement to promote Food Waste Recycling

April 2022
- Receive supply of fruit peels and sugar cane bagasse from juice & drinks stalls.

May 2022
- Research and development of first product.
- Evaluation and testing of product

June 2022
- Incorporation of RecycGrow
- Launch of flagship product - Orangi.lizer

July 2022
- Launch online shop at Shopee.

December 2022
- Evolved as The Eco-Sustainability Company
- Defined RecycGrow Sustainability Model
- Conceived the program, Sustainability365 to educate organizations on Ecological Sustainability.
- First public course is expected to launch in Feb 2023.

Funding needed

RecycGrow is seeking a seed funding of S$100,000 to accelerate its transfomation to be The Eco-Sustainability Company as well to drive its education initiatives to the various organizations.

For investors who wish to invest S$30,000 or more, you can write to investment@recycgrow.com A meeting can be arranged during which the business plan of RecycGrow will be presented during the meeting.

Be part of the growth of RecycGrow and share its vision to be the leading food-waste recycling solution provider.

Uses of funds

The seed funding will be carefully used in the following areas:

1. Purchase of new equipment

2. Rental of industrial office

3. Hiring of staffs

4. R&D 

5. Sales & Marketing

6. Operation costs

7. Education initiatives

Please take your First Step in preserving our beautiful planet by supporting RecycGrow.

For more information about RecycGrow, please visit www.recycgrow.com

Thank you.