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Gig Economy: Braving looks and stares to stop leftover food from going to the bin

Food Rescue @ Events is a Telegram group that alerts members to leftover food at events. The Straits Times senior correspondent John Lui took part in several missions and got a taste of the action.

ST reporter John Lui with his spoils of war - tubs of leftover food from the buffet lunch of newlyweds Daniel and Cheryl. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

John Lui

Film Correspondent

Updated

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Nov 09, 2019, 09:30 AM

SINGAPORE - The aunties know.

"Don't take this, take that," says the auntie, pointing. Drop the tofu, grab the chicken, she counsels.

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