Local supermarket chains head towards zero-plastic usage

Walk into any supermarket or grocery store and one will find rows of food items wrapped in plastic packaging.

These can be fruits, vegetables, ready-to-eat meals or snacks - but just think of all that plastic waste that ends up in landfill sites.

According to the Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association, the average Malaysian uses about 300 plastic bags per year but local environmentalists and waste management experts estimate that Malaysians use an average of three to five plastic bags a day each...