MARCH 18 — Food waste has been a long-standing issue in Malaysia. According to a report, we are wasting approximately 16,720 tonnes of food daily, which accounts for 44% of the total waste. All this food waste will all end up in the landfill, where it will slowly decompose, releasing harmful substances into the soil and methane into the atmosphere. Notably, methane is a greenhouse gas that is estimated to be 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
With our landfills slowly running out of space and the effect of climate change being more and more apparent, it is vital to take this issue with a much more serious stance and start making some credible changes to combat food waste.
According to a report from 2016, households contribute the largest amount of food waste across the country, followed by night and wet markets, food courts and restaurants, hotels, and food and beverages industry.
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