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XpressFlower.Com Pte Ltd

Introduction

Knots Café is a subsidiary of XpressFlower.com Pte Ltd,
situated at 160 Paya Lebar Road, Orion Building. Knots Café
epitomises the fusion of flowers, food, and furniture, striving
to craft an ambience that envelops patrons in warmth
and comfort (Figure 1). Renowned for its commitment to
sustainability, Knots Café specialises in crafting beautiful,
hand-crafted pieces and serving wholesome, nourishing
food.
The primary objective of the ESI team was to conduct an
environmental review of the café’s business operation,
focusing on the wastage of offcut meats by repurposing
them for alternative uses. With Singapore’s total food wastage Figure 1: Knots Café
reaching an alarming level of 817,000 tons (2021 data), any
reduction in food wastage is welcomed to promote food
security and cutback on greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmental Review

The ESI team collaborated with Knots Café to conduct
an environmental review to identify and implement eco-
friendly solutions to its business operations.
The team observed that Knots Café routinely generates
offcuts from filleting meats, including salmon and beef, to
pursue culinary perfection for its customers. Unfortunately,
these edible offcuts often end up as waste. Approximately Figure 2: Salmon offcuts.
20kg of meat offcuts are generated each month at Knots
Café. The ESI team gathered annual utility and resource
consumption through the electrical and water bills from
Offcuts of meat (Figure2) can be collected and donated to Knots Café .
those in need. This initiative allows for the reuse of meat
offcuts, potentially even repurposing them into animal food
or other beneficial products.

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