KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 -- In an effort to tackle food waste during Ramadan, anti-food waste initiative MySaveFood has launched #BazirRamadan, with a Raya fashion collection made entirely from unsold and discarded food from Ramadan bazaars.

The organisation said the initiative seeks to raise awareness about the massive food waste produced during the holy month.

"'Bazar', the Malay language equivalent for bazaar, is only one letter away from 'bazir', meaning waste. Hence, #BazirRamadan was born.

"In 2024 alone, more than 60,000kg of food was wasted at 147 Ramadan bazaars, enough to feed 120,000 people," the organisation said in a statement today.

The organisation further said that this year, it drew inspiration from the Malay slang 'pes...