Transforming Food Waste into Sustainable Food Resources in Singapore
At Life Lab Resources, we’re on a mission to ensure food security by revolutionising the way we handle food waste. Our biotech solutions, coupled with Green Eco Technologies’ reactive oxygen technology, recycle and valorise food waste, closing the loop on food production, consumption and waste to create a truly circular economy right here in Singapore.
Watch: how leftover airline meals become fish feed and fresh vegetables (1 min 29 s).
From leftover food to fresh produce
Life Lab Resources is a Singapore circular food systems company. We treat food waste on-site with our WasteMaster system, upcycle it into microbial protein for animal feed, and use that feed to grow circular farm produce: fish and aquaponics vegetables.
- Treat. Food waste is treated on-site in the WasteMaster, which removes pathogens and preserves nutrients.
- Upcycle. The treated substrate is processed into microbial protein feed. Life Lab Resources is the first and only Singapore Food Agency-licensed company in Singapore to upcycle post-consumer mixed food waste into animal feed.
- Feed. The feed pellets are used to raise fish, including tilapia at Metro Farm.
- Grow. Water from the fish tanks fertilises vegetables grown aquaponically.
Our impact in Singapore
To date, WasteMaster systems operated by Life Lab Resources in Singapore have processed 2688606 kg of food waste, reduced CO2 emissions by 1821745 kg and saved 32263272 litres of water. These figures update automatically from live system data.
1Heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency technology in the EU [ICCT]; 2NEA Waste Statistics Annex A, NEA CO2 Emission – Pg45
312 litres of tap water to dispose of 1kg of foodwaste [UK Water]
Addressing the Urgent Challenge of Food Waste
In 2025, Singapore generated a staggering 790,000 tonnes of food waste, up from 784,000 tonnes in 2024. Only 140,000 tonnes, or 18%, was recycled, while 649,000 tonnes was disposed of at waste-to-energy plants, according to NEA data. The absence of an integrated system to transform food waste into valuable resources exacerbates the problem.
Seeking to Ensure Food Security for Future Generations
In alignment with the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the Resource Sustainability Act, we’re dedicated to prioritising food chain resilience, agri-food development, and the separate collection and processing of food waste.
Our Mission: Closing the Food Loop in Singapore
Our innovative solution is akin to how Singapore successfully closed the water loop with NeWater. We make closing the food loop easy with three simple steps:
WasteMaster Treatment: On-site food waste treatment with WasteMaster’s proprietary technology, resulting in up to 80% net weight reduction. This process retains nutritional value, eliminates harmful pathogens, and creates a safe, nutrient-rich substrate.
Bio-Refinery Plant: The treated substrates become feedstock for microbial protein cultivation in our Bio-Refinery Plant, producing high-quality protein with all essential amino acids for animal and aquaculture feed.
Sustainable Integration: We turn the microbial protein into complete fish feed pellets for tilapia and dory, supplied to farms in Singapore. This integrates food waste recycling into the food production ecosystem, reducing waste sent to incinerators and landfills while decreasing the need for new natural resources to produce food. Learn about our fish feed.
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