Reducing food wastage at Ramadan bazaars


SWCorp officers conducting checks at the Taman Rinting Ramadan bazaar.

JOHOR BARU: Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation Sdn Bhd (SWCorp) has introduced a project called “MySaveFood” - an initiative to reduce food wastage at Ramadan bazaars.

Johor SWCorp director Cairul Hisham Jalaluddin said a study found that the public disposed of 75,000 tonnes of waste every month last year, with the figure increasing to 80,000 tonnes during Ramadan.

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