Food Waste During Ramadan: How Much Is Really Thrown Away?
March 22, 2025
Throughout the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn until dusk for 30 days, bustling food stalls spring up across Malaysia, offering an
Category: Food Waste
Waste Not, Want Not: Is Freeganism The Solution To Wastefulness?
September 9, 2023
One-and-a-half Olympic-sized swimming pools or 4,081 tonnes – that’s how much edible food Malaysians dumped last year. This number is part of the total 38,219
From Tragedy to New Meaning: How Khor Sue Yee Became A Zero-Waste Advocate
September 1, 2022
Khor Sue Yee had been at a low point in her life; she and her family had lost their youngest brother and son to cancer,
Closer Look: Unintended Consequences Of Helping During Ramadan
April 18, 2022
In a month that teaches moderation, Alam Flora cleared out 33,000 tonnes of food waste during Ramadan in 2021[1]. Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing
Mounting Rubbish: Residential Waste Increased By 20-30% Since The MCO
January 12, 2022
In 2019, before the pandemic, the solid waste (i.e.garbage, plastic, paper, organic waste) generated by the Malaysian population was 3,108.9 thousand tonnes, an increase of
One Man’s Trash Is Another Family’s Meal
September 28, 2021
Milk cartons, aluminium cans, large cooking oil bottles and plastic takeaway boxes – these are common items that households still chuck out on a regular
8 Organisations Salvaging Food To Fed The Hungry
September 26, 2021
Many Malaysians are spoilt for choice when it comes to food. Go where your tastebuds lead you, follow the aroma trail and also clean up
The 2030 Goal: Is Malaysia On Track To Reduce Its Food Waste?
September 24, 2021
The deadline to end hunger, food insecurity and every form of malnutrition in the world is in 2030[1]. With 9 years away from the deadline,
Food Waste in Malaysia: Can This Problem Be Solution To The Poor?
September 22, 2021
Growing up, one of the superstitions that our parents will impart to us is to finish our food at mealtimes or our future spouse will
Graze Market: A Game Changer In Tackling Food Surplus
September 21, 2021
There’s a place for odd-shaped potatoes, curved cucumbers and multi-pronged turnips — and to Graze Market, it is certainly not the waste basket. Did you