KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has actually surpassed its target in restoring excess food from Ramadan fairs throughout the city, enhancing its dedication to sustainability with its Zero Waste campaigns.
As component of this initiative, 2 vital programs were applied: MySaveFood and Food Waste Segregation.
Through MySaveFood, 11,482.89 kg of excess food with an approximated worth of over RM139,570 was efficiently restored, going beyond the preliminary 10,000 kg target,
MySaveFood is a tactical cooperation in between DBKL, Gema Malaysia Youth Organisation, SWCorp and investors to accumulate unsold food which will certainly be dispersed to underserved neighborhoods.
“The programme aims to reduce food waste and encourage recycling practices among traders and bazaar visitors,” DBKL claimed in a media declaration.
A tag suggests a delay belongs to the MySaveFood campaign to accumulate unsold things for circulation.
“In addition to supporting underprivileged communities, the programme also positively impacts waste management costs and prevents excess food from being sent to landfills.”
It included that the initiative additionally added to a 21,532.28 kg decrease in carbon discharges.
The program, which ranged from March 5 to 26, occurred at 12 chosen bazaar places in Kuala Lumpur, consisting of Kampung Baru, Wangsa Maju and Bandar Tun Razak.
Meanwhile, the Food Waste Segregation program drawn away 11,990 kg of food waste to composting centres, while 24,061 kg of non-food waste was reused.
“The programme is a collaboration between traders and Alam Flora Sdn Bhd to separate food waste for recycling.
“The primary goal of this effort is to reduce the amount of organic waste sent to landfills, aligning with DBKL’s vision of achieving Zero Waste by 2040,” DBKL claimed.
