Food Wastage In Malaysia
As such the government is carefully studying from various aspects the need to formulate the food waste act she said when closing the malaysian agriculture horticulture and agro tourism exhibition maha 2018.
Food wastage in malaysia. The reality however is the food is still ending up in malaysia s landfills and space is running out. Deputy agriculture and agro based industry minister nogeh gumbek said the increasing food wastage especially during festive seasons should not be made a habit and should be curbed. The average malaysian throws 1kg of food away everyday said deputy prime minister datuk seri dr wan azizah wan ismail when closing the malaysian agriculture horticulture and agro tourism exhibition maha 2018 recently.
Of this 8000 tonnes or about 60 is avoidable food waste. The amount of food wastage in malaysia is enough to feed 12 million people three times a day. Enough to feed 12 million people a day.
And of the 8 000 tonnes 3 000 tonnes is still edible. On average a malaysian throws almost one kilogramme of food daily. The food that is wasted daily in malaysia is enough to feed almost 2 2 million people statistics taken from the ministry of urban wellbeing housing and local government.
In malaysia alone we create a staggering 15 000 tonnes of food waste daily which is filling up our landfills. Malaysians waste 15 000 tonnes of food daily including 3 000 tonnes that is still fit for consumption and should not be discarded. Malaysians generate 38 000 tonnes of waste per day.
Written by farhan gazi a study from the solid waste and public cleansing management corporation swcorp shows that malaysians throw away 3 000 tons worth of food items every day. Of this around 15 000 tonnes is food waste. How many people can we feed with the food waste we produce.
This food is considered to be in good condition and can be safely eaten yet still goes to waste. According to the statistics provided by solid waste corp swcorp a government agency dealing with solid waste management in malaysia in 2017 alone malaysians generate 38 000 tons of waste per day in which approximately 15 000 tons are comprised of food waste and the amount keeps increasing. That is how much malaysians waste food every day.
Food waste in this country has reached a critical level as data by solid waste management and public cleansing corporation swcorp shows that 55 percent of solid waste disposed at landfills comprise food. On top of that the amount rises by about 15 to 20 per cent during festive seasons.
