Cleaners overwhelmed by food waste in Lebuh Pudu
By BAVANI M
Metro News
Tuesday, 12 Dec 2023


A group feeding the homeless in front of a sign that prohibits food distribution in the area.

“We cannot cope, there is just too much rubbish all the time,” says a tired Alam Flora worker who has been cleaning the historic area in Lebuh Pudu, Kuala Lumpur.

This cleaner, who did not want to be named, was referring to the excessive amount of rubbish thrown by the homeless community either living or loitering in the area in search of food and handouts.

“About 90% of the rubbish here comes from discarded food packaging.

“The food is usually distributed to the homeless community by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and individuals.


The issue of homelessness in the city has been a challenge for DBKL for a long time. — Photos: MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

“Influencers come here as a way to feel pleased that they have done a good deed.

“They feel good when people run to them for food, give them a thumbs up and thank them profusely,” he said.

However, these people do not stick around to clean up after the distribution, he added.

“They do not know if the food is being consumed nor do they realise that if the food isn’t tasty, it ends up in the drains.

“When we tell them that they are not supposed to feed the homeless here, they get angry with us.

“I have seen groups arriving in big cars with video crews, taking pictures and videos to post on social media and show their ‘charity work’,” said the cleaner.

He said the people giving out food were unaware that 80% of it ended up in the bin.

“I have seen people take a packet of nasi goreng with telur mata kerbau (fried egg), eat the egg and discard the fried rice,” he said.

He also highlighted that the rise in the rat population was because of the high amount of food wastage.

Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) only allows the public to distribute food at the homeless shelter in Jalan Medan Tuanku 2.

The issue of homelessness in the city has been a challenge for DBKL for a long time.

Things went from bad to worse from April 2020, during the movement control order (MCO) to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

The management of the homeless falls under the purview of the Welfare Department and Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

In July 2020, the then Women, Family and Community Development minister Datuk Seri Rina Harun informed Parliament about the government’s plan to review Destitute Persons Act 1977 to better address homelessness.

Rina reported that 1,238 homeless people were rescued during the MCO period, with 50% taken off the streets of Kuala Lumpur and the rest primarily from Johor and Sarawak.

However, current observations on the ground suggest that the number of homeless people in Kuala Lumpur has grown and is increasing daily.


Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news...e-in-lebuh-pudu

See..
Those tiktoker /OF only want view nia...
After got viewer..
Chao...lari...not they problem...
Same like stray dog/cat...really cb those people....

Janji feel good

Owai

"They do not know if the food is being consumed nor do they realise that if the food isn’t tasty, it ends up in the drains."

Eh babi, you don't have a house still choosy with food. go die la

aku pernah ikut kawan bagi makanan dekat homeless in kl
office dia organize
mereka ni, (homeless) memang dah tahu setiap minggu dapat makan or maybe setiap hari.
siap ada yang tanya, lauk apa bang? lepas tu dia geleng kepala tak nak.
hanat betul.

Look at all those homeless perut buncit, do they look like they lack of food?

This post has been edited by poweredbydiscuz: Dec 12 2023, 09:54 AM

Its a vicious cycle.
Once they know there are steady supply of free food the more comfortable they are and have more incentive to continue this lifestyle

Feed homelessness ppl once a mth enuf.

Else they will start be arrogant coz got free food. They also usually laugh at ppl working hard coz work hard for wat. They ada free food n bath etc

inb4 gomen should scoop these homeless ppl up and send to rehabiliation center

how china got rid of homeless?

when someone is being choosy, which means they dont need it

Perut buncit may not be caused by eating too much, there's other factor also like disease.

Local council did that before, but then those homeless Center also got limit of people can be admitted

send to PLKN straight military style training, conlanfirm come out jadi rajin

Eat the egg & throw away the fried rice. 🤬

lol, beggers can be a chooser afterall

Everyone is smart at being selfish

Beggar in Malaysia is a professional work

Some of them become T20

they are paid to clean. so do ur job. semua mau kerja senang.

Yea work hard for what. B40 gets all the incentive. But then we got all the dignity. But dignity cannot buy food eat.