This year’s International day has been even more green than previous years! The SEC is proud to announce that this year’s International Day food stalls all improved in their sustainability and eco-friendliness. We would like to highlight the improvement in the commitment to reducing plastic waste and minimising the amount of imported ingredients in cooking. Great job!
Similarly to last year, we are judging the stalls with these criteria:
- Quantity of plastic used
- Reusable containers for transport
- Locally sourced ingredients in cooking
- Extra measures taken to be sustainable (e.g. reusing decorations or adapting food to be using local ingredient)
- Vegan or vegetarian friendly dishes are
Our student-led team went behind the curtains and determined the success of all these countries’ stalls. So, without further ado, the SEC would like to commend these stalls for rating exemplary in 3 or more of the judge’s criteria:
- China
- Germany
- Indonesia
- India
- Israel
- Malaysia
And finally, the SEC congratulates these four stalls for getting the highest score in rating:
- Indonesia
- India
- Israel
- Malaysia
… a special shoutout to Malaysia for creating a beautiful upcycled plastic bottle sculpture of the Petronas Towers, using bottles they have been collecting throughout the year! An impressive dedication from them consistently every year!
Although this year’s International Day was nearly cancelled, the sustainability was not toned down in the slightest! We recommend simply cutting down the use of plastic cutlery for parents in stalls, as that was the most prevalent issue noticed.
Great job to all parents!
