Welcome to
HK FoodWorks
A website dedicated to the discussion of Hong Kong Food System. By food system we mean the way that food is produced, distributed, consumed and the waste disposed of.
3600 Tonnes Daily
In Hong Kong, food is the largest waste category, constituting almost 40% of our waste. Everyday, approximately 3600 tonnes of food gets thrown away, equivalent to the weight of 250 double decker buses. Find out more about Hong Kong Food System.
Latest News
The Story of Breadline
The story of breadline is about food rescue and what happens to food when it can no longer be sold at a bakery, a market, or even a city level. So where do the food go when the shops close?
Technology for Good
How do you design technology for good? Breadline is not only a webapp that collects surplus food for the poor, it’s also a tool that encourages participation and enables individuals to work together independently.
Food Waste in Asian Cities Singapore & Hong Kong
Food waste is a global issue, but for Asian cities like Singapore and Hong Kong, the majority of the waste comes from the retail and consumption end of the food cycle.
Our Dystopic Food System
Our dystopic food system produces both both hunger and excess, a logic so contradictory that seems only possible in dystopic futures of cyber punk fiction.
