A set of three serving trays beautifully wrapped in batik cloth, making it a great gift. Photos: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
At the One Tech Green Factory, nothing is wasted – recycled wood is used to make furniture and even sawdust gets a second lifespan by being sold to other industries.
And it is precisely this waste-not spirit that first gave birth to Dapo, the first PEFC-certified homeware brand in Malaysia founded in 2015.
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A set of three serving trays beautifully wrapped in batik cloth, making it a great gift. Photos: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Butter knives by Dapo, the first PEFC-certified homeware brand in Malaysia.
The brand's handphone holders (top right and bottom) are made from off-cuts of its cutting boards.
Harith is a strong believer in zero-waste practices.
- YAP CHEE HONG/The Star