Wasted opportunity with leftovers

Cultivating sustainability: Khalid (left) giving out recycling bags as part of the education campaign to cut down on food waste at a bazaar in Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA: About 70% of households in Malaysia do not finish the food they have prepared for meals, says a recent study by Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corpo­ra­tion (SWCorp). 

The study conducted on 2,273 households nationwide further showed that 48% of the households purchased excessive food, causing much to be discarded, while 44% of the households ended up throwing away food as they did not know how to store the leftovers properly.