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Agricultural waste is defined as unwanted waste produced as a result of agricultural activities. In Malaysia alone, about 1.2 million tonnes of agricultural waste are produced annually. Basically, they are dumped and disposed of in garbage landfills. This action pollutes the environment and risks the people’s health. Many are aware that recycling and integrating these wastes as a raw material in the production chain of other industries is the best way for getting rid of these wastes. Therefore, our objective is to promote the usage of CoPaCrete among the locals in reusing agricultural waste. The materials needed for making the CoPaCrete are mainly dried pandan leaves, dried corn husk, lime powder and water. Firstly, cut and blend dried pandan leaf and dried corn husk into small pieces. Then, mix the blended straw with lime powder (1:4) and water. After that, put the mixture in a container as a mould. It was then dried under the sun for 5 to 7 hours. When it dried, the CoPaCrete can be used to make the flower boxes and the pavements. The feedback from Mr Nadzmi (officer from Department of Environment, Labuan) was very compelling and positive. In conclusion, we have created a product CoPaCrete which can be one of the alternatives to reuse the agricultural waste such as corn husk and extracted dried pandan leaves where it will eventually help to reduce the pollution from agroindustry processing wastes worldwide.