Hawkers’ Attitude on Environmentally Friendly Food Packaging Practices in Night Market

Operational and Environmental Assessment for Night Markets under the Informal Economy Impacts: Insights from the Case Study of Selangor, Malaysia

“…Night markets, as one of the dynamic economic expressions, were scattered like fireworks worldwide [9]. However, night markets operating outdoors were characterized by severe environmental impacts due to their direct contact with the environment [5], such as plastic packaging hazards [10], vendors' and visitors' views and behavior [11,12], garbage pollution and hygiene problems [13], and environmental degradation [14].…”

“…In addition, the dumping of organic wastes into the environment might contribute to global warming, and policy actions were needed to target air pollution problems at different levels of management to create synergistic effects and reduce the impact of climate change [19,20]. Existing studies involving the night market area included solid waste recycling from garbage bins [21], wastewater pollution generated [5], hazards of exhaust gases generated [18,22,23], sources of electricity for operations [6], tableware materials [24], dangers of plastic packaging for hot food [25], perceptions of using plastic packaging [26], willingness of merchants to have environmentally friendly packaging [10], and biodegradation potential of recycled wastes [27]. Sustainable development is one of the critical environmental challenges to be addressed by all parties, including governments, consumers, and producers, who need to take responsibility for the environment [28].…”