Social enterprise 'What a Waste' rescues food to be distributed to the needy

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Social enterprise 'What a Waste' rescues food to be distributed to the needy
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IPOH, April 23 — Six years ago, architect Alvin Chen was surveying a low-cost housing in Subang Jaya that he had been assigned to refurbish. During the visit, Chen saw big...

IPOH, April 23 — Six years ago, architect Alvin Chen was surveying a low-cost housing in Subang Jaya that he had been assigned to refurbish.

That got Chen and his wife Angela turn their backs against their chosen profession and go on to start social enterprise, What a Waste that rescues food to be distributed to the needy., Chen said when they first started in 2018, they worked with families having wedding banquets. “We then ask for details such as the number of people it caters for, food type and if the food is halal.

“To date, we have volunteers along the west coast spanning from Perlis to Johor who are able to come in when there are events.” According to Chen, they have of three hours to distribute the food before it turns bad hence they need to work fast.“For example in Kuala Lumpur, we can only cover an area within a five kilometers radius.”

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