Stop wasting food! Tips to help you reduce food waste

It is important to store vegetables in the fridge in containers or zip-lock bags to extend shelf life and avoid quick deterioration. — ELLO/Unsplash

Every day, Malaysians produce 17,000 tonnes of food waste, out of which nearly 25% is edible. This amount could easily feed nearly 2.9 million Malaysians three meals a day.

The remaining food waste likely ends up rotting or spoilt as a result of carelessness or negligence, which many of us are guilty of.