Sad state of affairs at Ramadan bazaars


The Ramadan bazaar in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman is one of the hotspots that produce rubbish which are mostly made of up of good food.

The people are wasting a lot of food during the month of Ramadan. For the first 15 days in June, an additional 600 metric tonnes of rubbish were collected from the city; mostly from the Ramadan bazaars.

Alam Flora chief executive officer Datuk Mohd Zain Hassan said based on their data, a lot of food was being thrown away the last couple of weeks.

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