Project GREASE

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A group of eight Secondary 4 students from Raffles Girls’ Secondary School (Singapore), they are Project GREASE (Good Recycling Enables A Saved Earth), a team in the Community Problem Solving (CmPS) programme. Consisting of Samantha Lee, Brenda Thng, Gan Yu-Jia, Lee Yu Jin, Samantha Soong, Gloria Ong, Shen Jiayi, and Talia Seet, they are concerned about the mounting need to conserve the environment, as natural resources fast deplete globally.

Moreover, Singapore – a country with few resources – has been increasingly emphasizing the importance of recycling. Recycling used cooking oil (UCO), however, is not common here, and this oil is usually disposed of after use, many times even inappropriately (i.e. by pouring the UCO down the sink).

Thus, Project GREASE was born in early 2008, with a vision to make a difference.

In essence, their project aims to:
1. Explore another aspect of household recycling – that of liquid wastes.
2. Promote an active culture of recycling among Singaporean households.
3. Educate the public on the proper way of disposing used oil to prevent pollution of our water systems.

Under the mentorship of their passionate mentor, Mrs Lee Lim-Chyn, they have a vision to initiate an oil-to-soap movement locally. They hope that the recycling of UCO can eventually become a common pastime for many, ultimately promoting a culture of active recycling in Singapore.

For further information, please visit their website at http://oiltosoapmovement.wordpress.com.