Did you know that a lot of still-fresh veggies are thrown away every day because they don't seem "handsome" enough or are marketed as leftovers?  We're taking you to the forefront of market recycling; let's preserve these abandoned vegetables!

Event Highlights:

>>Participate in the market recycling process: from recycling and sorting to processing and packaging, you'll learn firsthand how to recycle food!

>>Donate recycled vegetables to members of the community on the spot: your actions will directly aid families in need!

Food Commons volunteers distribute lunch boxes to homeless people late at night ｜Facing closure due to a significant reduction in funding? A spokesperson reveals a heartbreaking reality!

Viral topic Weekendhk Sep 18 2025

Our "Food Commons Map" is constantly expanding! More bakeries are joining the recycling effort, which means more precious food is waiting to be saved and more people in the community can get support.

The joy of growth comes with a sweet burden—we need more volunteer partners! Your participation will help make it easier for these rescued foods to reach those in need.

We sincerely invite you to register as a volunteer. Only when everyone contributes can our actions continue.

Today marks the Autumnal Equinox, a solar term that marks the arrival of equal days and nights. The sun shines directly above the equator, bringing equal lengths of day and night across the globe. From this point on, days gradually shorten and nights lengthen in the Northern Hemisphere, and a cooler air quietly permeates the landscape. The clear skies and crisp air of the Autumnal Equinox mark the beginning of a season of harvest and peace, but it also brings with it the onset of dryness, necessitating a balanced diet.

i-CABLE News 2025-09-18

Volunteers: People in society still support them and have not abandoned them.

As night falls on the streets of Hong Kong, a group of volunteers quietly crisscross the city, Kowloon, and the New Territories, collecting leftover bread and lunch boxes from shops and distributing them to the homeless, scavengers, and low-income individuals. However, with reduced funding and a shortage of volunteers, the campaign faces challenges. Some groups are calling on the government to institutionalise the Food Wise Campaign and promote cross-departmental collaboration and community engagement.

Food Common s@ Shatin launched in August 2021, the third phase of the project commenced in August 2025! In addition to our ongoing collection of surplus food from various markets and businesses in Sha Tin District, screening, sorting, and donating it to underprivileged families, this phase has added two new practical elements:

Opening the public to the "Market Recycling Experience"

Participate in the process of collecting and sharing surplus food firsthand and experience the meaning of food conservation!