KUALA LUMPUR: Over 13,000 tonnes of food is thrown away by Malaysians every month, says Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican .
"Of this total, about 45% is solid food waste," the Housing and Local Government Minister said in reply to Che Alias Hamid in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday . Datuk Johari Abdul asked if there were plans to amend local council by-laws for edible food waste from fast food outlets and hotels to be channelled to Members of Parliament for distribution to the poor in their constituencies.
Reezal Merican said distribution of edible food waste to the needy was currently being done in Penang and Selangor."I visit the hypermarkets in my constituency to seek food items which could be distributed," the Kepala Batas MP added.
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