The Kampar district council uses a Japanese composting method to transform food waste into compost. Photo: Kampar District Council
About five years ago, the Kuching South City Council embarked on a far-sighted project to resolve some of its food waste issues. It invested in a RM125,000 composting machine to recycle and compost waste generated at the city’s biggest market, the Stutong wet market which has 550 vendors.
“One of the first things we did was to shift the market from its riverfront site. What we have today is an integrated composting centre,” says Lim Ka Kuan, who heads the food safety and quality control unit of the council.
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