<h5>Leftover food causes food wastage!</h5><p>Food provides us nourishment and plays a significant role in parties, festivals, gatherings, etc., bringing people together to enjoy.</p><p>However, these events frequently result in leftover food going to waste. Sometimes, food is also wasted in our homes.</p><p>Pahang (a Malaysian state) has devised a unique solution to reduce wastage!</p><h5>What’s going on in Pahang?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/ramadan-food-waste-converted-into-fertiliser%2FMachine.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=02b38e8f-098d-4c77-ba54-f27f51368ff6"><figcaption>People put leftover food in the machine to convert it into fertiliser. Photo by NDTV.</figcaption></figure><p>A lot of leftover food is thrown away in Malaysia. It increases in the month of Ramadan, as people cook more food than they can eat. So, the state has devised a unique solution.</p><p>A machine is being used to convert leftover food into organic fertiliser for crops. People are putting their leftover food in the machine after breaking their fast for <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newsahoot.com/articles/how-muslims-around-the-world-celebrate-eid">Ramadan</a>.</p><p>The machine mixes the food with other items before it is given to farmers to use as fertiliser.</p><h5>Has it helped stop food wastage?</h5><p>Not as much as we’d like! The machine can only process 25 kilograms of leftover food daily. An official said this amount is much less than the large amounts of food sent to landfills daily.</p><p>But this initiative is helping raise awareness about food wastage. Officials also want the leftover food to be used in better ways than being sent to landfills.</p><p>Let’s hope more such machines can be used to reduce food wastage further.</p><h5>What can we do?</h5><p>We can play our part to reduce food wastage! <strong>You must only take the amount of food you can eat. Overloading your plate and then throwing the excessive food away is wrong.</strong></p><p>You can also help store food properly. Sometimes, storing food incorrectly can cause it to go stale. Then we have to throw it away, resulting in waste.</p><p>We must also try to use leftover food to make new dishes. For example, leftover veggies can be used in a sandwich. These are some steps you can take to reduce food wastage.</p>

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