{
  "id": 19432489,
  "title": "Nation’s RM2b waste bill highlights mounting cost of food waste",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/nations-rm2b-waste-bill-highlights-mounting-cost-of-food-waste",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T02:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/129408/nations-rm2b-waste-bill-highlights-mounting-cost-of-food-waste"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MALAYSIA'S growing waste problem is costing more than RM2 billion annually to manage, with food waste alone accounting for almost half of the 14.5 million tonnes of municipal solid waste generated in 2024. The expenditure translates into an avera...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}