Food Waste In Malaysia Statistic 2018

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Food waste in malaysia statistic 2018. Written by farhan gazi. Enough to feed 12 million people a day. A total amount of 3 000 tonnes edible food that is still good to consume has been dumped in landfills everyday in malaysia. Published on dec 24 2018 1kg that s how much food we re wasting every day.

On average a malaysian throws almost one kilogramme of food daily. 3 000 tons of food wasted every day in malaysia. That s enough to feed 12 million people and it s making a dent in our economy. A statistic by swcorp malaysia in showing the comparison of food waste by countries.

2 4 million tonnes in 2018 79 out of 143 rivers are classified as clean. Meanwhile we are losing about 20 50 of harvested fruits and vegetables during the process of food management. Malaysia alone the statistics shows said that we are losing 28 5 from the harvested rice costs of rm918 million. Malaysians generate about 16 000 tonnes of food waste on a daily basis.

Azizah said that by having such a law society would be indirectly taught to appreciate and not waste food. Waste generated by the non domestic and domestic sectors both saw a reduction in 2019 from 5 70 million tonnes and 2 00 million tonnes respectively in 2018 to 5 37 million tonnes and 1 87 million tonnes respectively in 2019. A study from the solid waste and public cleansing management corporation swcorp shows that malaysians throw away 3 000 tons worth of food items every day. It is hard to find any scholarly article regarding food waste statistics in malaysia since most publis.

2018 volume of water supplied in malaysia. Trends current practices and key challenges. In december malaysia s deputy prime minister wan azizah wan ismail said that a law on food waste was being formulated.