Food thrown away rises during Ramadan


(Standing, from right) Badrul and Hazahar chatting with some women as they choose free secondhand clothes after the campaign launch at the car park of Billion Supermarket in Alor Setar.

THE amount of food wasted in Kedah rises by about 240 tonnes a day during Ramadan, according to state Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) director Hazahar Hashim.

“Our study shows that the food thrown away are yet to be touched and are still edible.

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Environment , Northern Region , food , waste , kedah

   

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