Food waste accounts for 40% of waste sent to Johor landfills, state assembly hears

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Some 40% of waste sent to landfills statewide comprised food waste, says Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor.

The Johor housing and local government committee chairman said that the finding, based on a study by Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp), is concerning as the decomposition of food waste produces methane gas, a type of greenhouse gas that is harmful to the environment.