24 June 2010
Recycling has been a big issue in Gt Britain. All sorts of advertisements by corporate bodies are all over the place, on buses, in the tubes, all promoting the mission of going green. We were at Pret-a-Manger a few times to take a bite or two and I noticed that even the napkins also carry the green message. "This napkin is made from 100% recycled stock (Pret's environment department is militant, we're makng headway). If Pret staff get all serviette-ish and hand you huge bunches of napkins (which you don't need or want) please give them the evil eye. Waste not want not."
Quality too is their goal - their food labels carry the following message "Made today. Gone today. No 'sell-by' date, no nightlife.
These are little observations I made which can be practised by our local Malaysian food vendors. They should serve with the customers in mind - their serviettes are at the counter top at the cashier and we can get to use them only upon request.
NB: PUSPANITA organised a Recycling Seminar towards the Green Mission on 23 June, with the main objective of developing compost fertilizer from domestic waste. Hopefully it is a successful seminar and the ladies will benefit from this new knowledge of recycling waste within their household environment. http://www.puspanita.org.my/

Psss. Our Malaysian palm oil industry has always been practising this green mission towards Zero Waste. Every part of the palm  and their process is being studied to produce palm-based products and services with R&D and innovation. http://www.mpob.gov.my/