Ripe for solution: Tech tackles food waste

Food waste that ends up in landfills will rot and produce large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. — 123rf.com

As the saying goes, “You are what you eat”, but the food that we throw away could say more about us.

Data by the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation indicates that Malaysians dumped 4,081 tonnes of edible food in 2021, which accounted for about 10% of the 38,219 tonnes of solid waste generated every day.