Published 04 Aug,2021 via Muscat Daily - Food waste is a long-standing problem that has troubled the conscience of many in Oman, prompting a group of volunteers to take note of the matter and start collecting excess food from restaurants and weddings to distribute among needy families.
As part of its ongoing commitment to help needy families, the Ata’Tawwon volunteer group in Seeb has launched a service with a van to collect and distribute excess food, thereby saving it from going to waste.
According to Food Waste Index Report 2021, in Oman, households waste 470,322 tonnes of food every year. The wastage per person is estimated to be 95kg.
Speaking to Muscat Daily, Turkiya Suleiman Abdulrahim al Zadjali, head of Ata’Tawwon, said, “We operate under the umbrella of the Committee for Social Development in the Ministry of Social Development in Seeb. The idea came from the pain we felt on seeing how food prepared in excess was thrown away as waste. In July 2021, the team launched a van to transport excess food.”
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