The 54-year-old mother of two, who was born in Penang and grew up in Kuala Lumpur, aims to create and spread awareness on environmental conservation.
“When I moved here, I found that people were still opting for single-use plastic bags and rarely bring their own bags when shopping.“If they don’t bring any, they can get it from us and reuse it for the next refill,” she said when met at the shop.Signs with environmental messages in front of Hwang’s shop in Ipoh Garden, Perak.
Apart from cleaning products, Hwang said the shop also sold pre-loved clothing, grains and nuts, dried fruits, pet kibble, cooking oil, handicrafts made from recyclable waste and Bokashi composting equipment.“By reducing the usage of packaging, there will be less rubbish sent to the landfill too. Not long after the group was formed, she said she was approached by Biji-biji Initiative – a collective of social enterprises and non-governmental organisations to accelerate sustainable development – to join its Environmental Accelerator Programme and become a green economy change-maker.
“I have been involved with a turtle conservation project for about 20 years at my diving resort on Pulau Perhentian in Terengganu.
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