ZERO, a pop-up installation at the Stellar@TE2 retail zone of Woodlands MRT station, marks the first collaboration between Stellar Lifestyle, a business arm of SMRT, and treatsure. The installation is the first-of-its-kind in the Singapore rail transit network to blend sustainability education and retail innovation, and to promote zero food waste in support of Singapore’s drive towards zero waste.

Sponsored by the DBS Foundation, besides providing a novel offline-to-online shopping experience that allows the public to buy surplus groceries on the treatsure app, ZERO also categorises food items according to common sources of food wastage, such as “expiring”, “imperfect” and “excess”. This invites visitors to approach shopping for food from a different perspective, while learning more about real-world statistics on food wastage and the challenges of food wastage. Other than these, ZERO also introduces to the public various zero-waste alternatives to consider for consumption, home composting and upcycling.

Mr Tony Heng, President, Stellar Lifestyle, shared, "We are happy to support start-ups like treatsure for its innovative ZERO installation, which exemplifies Stellar Lifestyle's commitment to promoting a more sustainable way of living, working and operating businesses in Singapore. We hope that ZERO will inspire residents and commuters in Woodlands, Marsiling and Yew Tee to embrace sustainability as a part of their lives, as well as to strive towards zero food waste.” 

 

Together, Stellar Lifestyle, treatsure and DBS Foundation hope to bring greater awareness of zero food waste to the public as well as drive positive change, in alignment with the SG Green Plan.