Saving food, pocket and planet

Not wasted: Volunteers waiting for customers at OzHarvest Market, a recycled food supermarket, in Sydney. — AFP

Sydney: A unique supermarket in Australia is giving food destined for landfills a second chance, as the government embarks on a major push to cut down on waste costing the economy A$20bil (RM65.18bil) a year.

The outlet run by food rescue organisation OzHarvest in Sydney takes surplus products normally thrown out by major supermarkets, airlines and other suppliers, and gives them away for free.