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If nothing is done to reduce wastage, Malaysia would waste around 75,000 tonnes of food during Ramadan, or about 15 to 20 per cent more compared to other months, according to the Solid Waste Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan recorded an increase in food waste during Ramadan last year. The Chief Executive Officer of the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleaning Corporation (SWCorp), Datuk Ahmad Husaini Abdul Rahman, said the two states saw an increase of 0.93% and 0.73% respectively compared to the same period last year. KUALA LUMPUR: There would be an extra 75,000 tonnes of food waste in Malaysia during Ramadan, if nothing is done to reduce wastage. The figures were derived from an expected 15 per cent increase during Ramadan, which could see 19,228 tonnes of food waste generated daily nationwide. Malaysia is facing a serious problem of substantial food waste during the Ramadan season, with the amount increasing year upon year, as evidenced by number provided by the Solid Waste and Based on The Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SW Corp) data on food waste, the amount of food wasted in Ramadan is 15 to 20 per cent higher than the average month. In 2015, Malaysians produced 15,000 tonnes of food waste daily and 3,000 tonnes were food that was good before it was thrown away. The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the people not to waste food because much food goes into landfills. Studies have shown that food waste increase between 15 and 20% during Ramadan as compared with an average month. The study also showed that the garbage was generated by a total of 5,694 food stalls, with each stall in Kuala Lumpur generating an average 9.5kg of waste per day, while the ones in Putrajaya averaged 7.3kg per day. According to a report by BFM News, the Lost Food Project — a Malaysian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to a sustainable future by rescuing ‘lost’ food and finding it a new home with people who need it most — said 2021 government data showed Malaysians generate over 16,700 tonnes of waste daily, including 45% of food waste. Based on The Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SW Corp) data on food waste, the amount of food wasted in Ramadan is 15 to 20 per cent higher than the average month. In 2015, Malaysians produced 15,000 tonnes of food waste daily and 3,000 tonnes were food that was good before it was thrown away. The Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp) in Malaysia has discovered that 4,005 tons of edible food are thrown away daily in landfills during Ramadan, Malay Mail reported. According to Malaysia’s government agency Solid Waste And Public Cleansing Management Corporation, more than 270,000 tons of food in thrown into garbage bins during Ramadan. Needless to say, the amount of food waste generated in Ramadan is significantly higher than other months, as much as 25%. This picture taken on April 3, 2024 shows a Ramadan bazaar trader throwing food waste into a composting machine in Kuantan, Malaysia's Pahang state. Published April 10, 2024 Updated April 10, 2024 So there’s a natural cycle,” said Abdul Shukor Mohamad Salleh, 27, as he bought local delicacies at a Ramadan food market in Kuantan, one of many across the country. On her small plot near the city, Zulyna Mohamed Nordin, 53, sprays organic liquid fertiliser derived from the recycled food waste on her vegetable, banana and pineapple crops. Ramadan Food Waste Gets Converted Into Crop Fertiliser In Malaysia's Pahang The modest government initiative in the central state of Pahang aims to reduce wastage, especially during the Muslim ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 10 — The amount of solid waste, in particular food waste, collected by the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp) during Ramadan SWCorp recorded 615,000 tonnes of food waste during Ramadan in 2018. Yayasan . Malaysia. Food waste generation data was derived from the Project Delivery Department, KDEBWaste Management on a According to the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleaning Corporation, over 22,732.61 tonnes of food waste was disposed of in Kuala Lumpur during Ramadan in 2023, a number that is expected to According to Malaysia's Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp), during Ramadan last year, a staggering 252,521 tons of solid waste was collected, with 44.5 Percent of it - around 112,000 tons - being food waste. KUALA LUMPUR: Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) is targeting to reduce further the 20 per cent increase in food waste disposed during Ramadan this year. After breaking their Ramadan fast outside a mosque in Malaysia, people Malaysian state converts Ramadan food waste into fertilizer Created Date: 2/16/2025 8:33:48 PM
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