E-commerce sellers: Green packaging costly, less durable

Nur Basirah prefers using plastic to pack her ‘kuih chang’ based on the material’s durability and cost, and its ability to keep her products from being damaged in transit.

Some e-commerce sellers in Malaysia are not using sustainable packaging, citing their cost and lack of durability.

Kuih chang (sticky rice dumpling) seller Nur Basirah Chu Abdullah, who is based in Ampang, Selangor, told StarMetro that biodegradable protective packaging made of paper, cornstarch and banana fibre were unsuitable for her products.