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Ecowatch: What on earth is in the billions of tonnes of rubbish we throw out?

Ecowatch: What on earth is in the billions of tonnes of rubbish we throw out?

The Star09-07-2025
For Malaysians, 30% of the almost 40,000 tonnes of solid waste we generate daily is food. — Filepic/The Star
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