• 155 million food items were expired and disposed in HK in 2017. Businesses discharged 29 tones of edible food per day. The disposal accounts for a third of all solid waste in Hong Kong.
• Hong Kong is ranked as world’s top 10 most expensive cities to live in 2016. Working-populations spend a huge proportion of income in maintaining their living standard.
• There is apparently a resource allocation inefficiency in the FMCG industry. Products are wasted at their end of shelf-life; whereas, a vast number of citizens who do not mind consuming short-dated products usually could not get their hands on these items.
GreenPrice
GreenPrice is a social-driven retail chain based in Hong Kong with an objective to mitigate food waste. We’re honouringGreenPrice, the maintenance of market sustainability.
We’re honouring sustainable living in all its forms by taking practice. Practice in action leads to a purposeful life. We’re specialised in reselling clearance lines or stock passing its best before date to rescue resources from the landfills. We work every day to advance zero waste systems by merchandising climate friendly innovations, and help our shoppers be better stewards of the environment.
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Ben SoRetail Manager
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Allison ChanProcurement Manager