Zero waste programmes in own backyard

THE new government’s initiative to carve out new policies to bring about positive change in Malaysia is to be lauded.

As founder of The Lost Food Project (TLFP), I was thrilled to hear about the latest announcement by Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Saifuddin Ismail to implement a “zero waste” policy. This will help bring “surplus” food that usually ends up in landfills to benefit the poorest in our society.