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Volunteers collect food for needy to tackle Ramadan waste

Volunteers are tackling food waste during Ramadan by collecting unsold food from vendors and distributing it to low-income households.

According to government data, about 112,000 tonnes of food went to waste during Ramadan last year, a figure that the non-profit organisation Gema is trying to reduce.

In the first three weeks of the fasting month, Gema collected...

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