On 20th May 2018, Rukun Tetangga Jelapang organised a seminar on social business based on the recycling project carried out at Jelapang Tambahan since 4th April 2015.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Richard Ng, chairman of KOHIJAU was invited to present the Social Business Model and the outcome of the recycling project carried out by KOHIJAU in collaboration with Rukun Tetangga Jelapang. In his presentation, Dr. Richard mentioned that a total of 13,200 kg of recyclables have been collected from residents of Jelapang Tambahan to date. RM4,350 has been paid out to them which will help supplement their income. The recycling rate was 17% which is higher than the national recycling rate of 10%.
About 120 participants from Rukun Tetangga and other NGO members attended the seminar which was held at the Jelapang Town Hall. Tuan Haji Abdul Hadi Salleh, Director of Jabatan Perpaduan dan Integrasi Nasioanl (JPNIN) Perak has kindly consent to grace the seminar. It was also attended by Prof. Datuk Denison Jeyasoorian, fellow ressearcher from UKM and a mover of Civil Society Movement.
There was a talk given by Mr. Mark Voon, an expert on Effective Micro-organism on how to carry composting via EM technology.
During the closing speech, RT Jelapang Chairman, Mr. Thinakaran, thanked KOHIJAU's chairman and his team of volunteers who have helped make the social business of converting trash to cash in Jelapang Tambahan a success. He also thanked KOHIJAU for sponsoring the recycling bin.
Hj Abdul Hadi, Director of JPNIN congratulated RT Jelapang for their great effort in making recycling as part of their activities. He also noted that this is a very good community programme involving residents to keep the environment clean. He thanked KOHIJAU for assisting RT Jelapang and hope that this programme can be extended to a few more areas involving active RT centres.
The highlight of the seminar is the launch of the 71st KOHIJAU-ICYCLE Recycle Bin for the use by Rukun Tetangga Jelapang to carry out recycling activities using the reward point system.
Also being held are health check, wellness programme, display of up-cycling materials by Tadika Perpaduan Jelapang and recruitment of recycling membership by Icycla Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
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