‘Warriors’ rescue leftovers


Waste not: A team of food warriors repacking rescued food to be distributed for charity

PETALING JAYA: Their job description calls for rescuing leftovers and unsold food which are given to those who need it.From frozen meat to bread and pastries, buffet spreads and mixed rice, a social enterprise known as What a Waste (WaW) has been salvaging surplus food by repacking and giving them to the marginalised.

And WaW has gone from strength to strength.

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