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Food is a significant part of Malaysian identity, but alongside this love for food comes a pressing issue: food waste. More than half of Malaysia’s municipal solid waste consists of edible food. The Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation reports that Malaysians produce around 17,000 tonnes of food waste daily, with 24 per cent still suitable for consumption. That’s about 4,080 tonnes of perfectly edible food discarded every day. When food is disposed of in a landfill it rots and becomes a significant source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that's up to 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and also the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. We can see in many parts of the world where the effect of global warming is visible, factors like we have provided a method of using food waste which not only would decrease methane production but also simultaneously decrease plastic use. The innovation carried out is to introduce eco bio pott made from household waste as a sustainable alternative to nursery plastic. It also aims to raise awareness among the community about the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the environment and human health.