Some 300kg of unsold food was channelled to three welfare homes and B40 communities in Subang Jaya.
“According to the United Nations guideline, 1kg of food waste produces the equivalent of 2.5kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
“Any extra food that cannot be sold at the end of each day will be rescued and sent to people in need,” she said. A trader packing surplus unsold food that will be handed over to What A Waste to be distributed to needy folk in Subang Jaya. — Courtesy of What A Waste “It took time to get things going initially. Our team went from stall to stall to inform traders about the initiative; many didn’t realise the existence of a platform to handle surplus food.
Chen said WAW hoped to send a “strong, stern and effective” message to the public on the important topic of food waste.
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