Johor’s switch to biodegradable food containers gains support

Healthy lifestyle: Customers using biodegradable plastic containers to pack food at a stall in Taman Maju Jaya, Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Food and beverage operators are supporting the state government’s biodegradable-containers-only policy which will take effect on July 1, with some already introducing such containers to customers.

Food stall owner Rozita Ramli, 53, who has been running her business at Taman Maju Jaya for the past 14 years, said her customers were getting used to the biodegradable plastic containers.