UWB 20302: TECHNICAL WRITING

ASSIGNMENT ONE : PROPOSAL

TITLE:
FOOD WASTAGE
SECTION

:6

MEMBERS

:
1. AIMAN NADHIRAH BINTI MOHD NASIR
(AB130010)
2. ATHIRA NAZIRA BINTI SULAIMAN
(AB130006)
3. MOHD FARID BIN ABDUL HALIM
(AB130015)
4. MOHAMMAD NOOR SAFAWYE BIN MOHD GHAZALI
(AB130012)
5. MUHAMMAD BIN AWANG
(AB130002)

LECTURER

: PROF.MADYA DR BERHANNUDIN BIN MOHD

SALLEH

1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Food was always known as Gods gift but since the past two centuries, food wastage has been an
ever-growing threat, which started with teenagers throwing half-eaten apples on a sidewalk.
Because of the effects of wasting food, many people are starving.
Many of us don't give a thought to the quantity of food we waste daily,
weekly monthly and yearly. We may think about it for a moment when we're
scraping the leftovers off the plate, or when we dump some vrot fruit in the
bin. But it's become so "normal" to throw food away that we just don't give it
any real thought, and we don't think how the quantities add up over the year.
(We absolutely acknowledge that there are feeding schemes where not a
drop of food is wasted!).
Half of the food thrown away needn't go to waste. With some basic
management in the food buying process and the food preparation you could
have saved a substantial amount of money! Read on and we'll explain
further. As you know only too well food is so expensive that food thrown
away is like throwing money in the dustbin. And we would never choose to
actually throw money in the bin!
This phenomenon happened at Parit Raja because Parit Raja is the small places but it has
a big communities stay there. Furthermore, Parit Raja is a place that full of factories, education
places so the people will buy and eat everywhere at the stall and restaurant at Parit Raja. Thats
why this phenomenon happened at Parit Raja. There are many factors that caused to food
wastage, for example, attitude of people, the portion of the food is too big and also the taste of

food itself. If the people and communities in Parit Raja have high awareness about food wastage
so this phenomenon might be avoided and the quantity of food wastage can be reduced.

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT

1) There are so many wastage food happen especially among our communities in Parit Raja.
2) The communities in Parit Raja lack of awareness towards the effects of food.
3) To recognize either the communities know the ways to avoid or prevent wastage from
happen.

1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1) Where this problem happened?
2) What are the reasons for huge food wastage in Batu Pahat?
3) What are the effective ways to overcome food wastage in Batu Pahat?
4) Why this is happened at Batu Pahat?
5) Who are involved to solve this problem?
6) When we should to encourage them to practice not to waste the food in their daily life?

1.4 OBJECTIVE OF STUDY

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To identify the location are mostly happened food wastage.

To identify the reason for the huge food wastage in Parit Raja.
To identify several effective ways to overcome food wastage problem in Parti Raja.
To identify the factors food wastage at Parit Raja.
To identify who are should responsible to prevent this problem.
To identify how the parents educate their children.

1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS

The definition of waste is a contentious subject, often defined on a situational basis this also
applies to food waste. Professional bodies, including international organizations, state

governments and secretariats may use their own definitions. Definitions of food waste vary,
among other things, in what food waste consists of, how it is produced and where or what it is
discarded from or generated by. Definitions also vary because certain groups do not consider (or
have traditionally not considered) food waste to be a waste material, due to its applications.
Some definitions of what food waste consists of are based on other waste definitions (e.g.
agricultural waste) and which materials do not meet their definitions.

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

1) To share the negative effects to the communities in Parit Raja.
2) To convince the communities about the importance of being thrifty by avoiding wastage
in their daily life.
3) To improve the awareness among students and communities about the effects of food
wastage

1.7 LIMITATION OF STUDY

In this first exploratory phase on the issue of these studies, we concentrate mainly on the
collection of data from the questionnaire from the 40 respondents from communities and
students to the issues of the food wastage among of the communities and students. Our research
is comparative. We selected data from around Parit Raja and students in the university. As a
result this research is explorative in gathering information. The scope of respondents is too
limited to provide an exhaustive representation of UTHM and Parit Raja. Further in depth
research is clearly needed to put the information in a comparative perspective.

1.8 METHODOLOGY

51.7.1 Questionnaire
1. Consists of a few questions that will be divided randomly to 40 communities and
UTHM students in different gender equally.
2. Certain time will be given to respondent to answer the questionnaire.
3. The data obtain will be studied.
1.7.2 Interview
1. 2 respondents will be interviewed.
2. Interview will be done and respondent need to answer some question regarding
food wastage.
3. Certain time will be given to respondent to answer the questionnaire and it will be
recorded.