Food waste issues are causing a stink

In the article, Food waste issues are causing a stink, the author, Lim Chia Ying deals with the
issue of whether the food wastes can be properly tackled. He argues that food waste can be
properly tackled. Sentences such as you might be able to make money, food waste one of the
biggest contributors of greenhouse gases and if food waste can be properly tackled, then half of
our problem will be solved reflect bias language through which is tone of optimistic and concern
is conveyed as he attempts to educate to general public, which is Malaysia citizen about how to
manage food waste which can affect the landfill.

He begin his case by stating there are 33,000 tons of solid waste and half of it from food waste,
which Malaysians generates every day and elaborate only on the effect to the environment
before presenting his own views on the topic. He makes extensive reference to the National
Solid Waste Management Department (JPSPN) report and seminar Food Waste Management
Good Practices and Future Directions that was organized by JPSPN, the Ministry of
Environment Japan and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

The author assumption is food waste one of the biggest contributors of the greenhouse gases. It
is because the when there are a lot of food waste that not handle well and the rain come, it will
cause the acid rain and it effect the environment. While, the main idea is the author suggest the
strategies for food waste management but applies only to food waste generators in the
industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. The author generally appears to be deductive in
his reasoning, as he provides all the general support as to Malaysian have no doubt about
wasting foods and attempt to minimize the food waste in their daily life, for instance claiming
food waste is a huge problem in this country, paragraph one until three present an example of
deductive reasoning. The environmental pollution of the air, land and water will be increase with
the increasing of food waste is the inference.

There are a few types of support in this article, which the author uses to back up his argument,
which is whether the food wastes can be properly tackled. First is expert testimony, for instance
according to Theng, who is national coordinator for the development of the strategic plan, says
people should first try and minimise food waste instead of dumping it. The another one is
JPSPN director-general Mohd Rosli Abdullah says the National Strategic Plan on Food Waste
Management has been endorsed for implementation by the ministry. It identifies six strategies
for food waste management until 2020 but applies only to food waste generators in the
industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. The plan does not cover households. From
those expert testimonies, it shows the ways how to reduce the food waste in the country.

In this article also has government official document, which is Under the 10th Malaysian Plan
(2011-2015), the Federal Government has assumed full responsibility of solid waste
management from local authorities other than those in the five mentioned states. The result
was proved in the statistic, By 2011, we had achieved an average 82% recycling rate compared
to just 37% in 2001 from IGES (Kitakyushu Urban Centre) programme manager Hayashi
Shiko. It show that the increases in the percentage of the recycling rate in 2011 compared to
2001. The explanation from this result is Hayashi added that IGES has reviewed the food waste
recycling policies of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, European Union and the United States to
obtain input for Malaysias strategic plan.

Furthermore, the supports were given were relevance because the support directly related to
argument. Even though, the author is not an expert, but he used the expert testimony to support
his argument, like Dr Theng Lee Chong is Waste management specialist and Mohd Rosli
Abdullah as JPSPN director-general. Moreover, the author has objectivity because he present
facts and clear evidence as support, for example from the expert testimony, Theng, who is
national coordinator for the development of the strategic plan, says people should first try and
minimise food waste instead of dumping it and from government official document state that
Under the 10th Malaysian Plan (2011-2015), the Federal Government has assumed full
responsibility of solid waste management from local authorities other than those in the five
mentioned states.

The argument is not complete because the author did not present the opposing view of the
problem food waste management. So, we can state the article is bias because the author only
state for the way to overcome the food waste without present the opposing view based on the
problem. The public also want to know in detail of food waste management in each area. Then,
it will make the public more confident and increase the self-awareness to involved in campaign
of minimize and reduce the food waste. Finally, the food waste issues in our country can be
tackled. Based on the objectivity and completeness it can be concluding the argument valid and
credible because authors argument is logical and also believable, which is well supported and
well-reasoned.

In the nutshell, the food waste can be overcome and minimize by following the strategies that
was advised by the government agencies and other private agencies.
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD WASTE ISSUES ARE CAUSING A STINK

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NOR ADIBAH BT ZAHARI 2015100383
SITI HAJAR BT MOHAMAD 2015102553

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DATE OF SUBMISSION: 9TH JUNE 2016