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Turn used cooking oil into Eco-Soaps |
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Cooking oil is widely used for cooking purposes. Options for disposing of used cooking oil are limited yet difficult because the solid waste regulations restrict the disposal of liquids in landfills. And subsequently unlawful disposal arises which includes open burning and heating process using waste cooking oil that causes black smokes, pouring down to kitchen sink or drains that can cling the insides of pipes and the sewer system and eventually lead to unsanitary conditions and damages. Considerable amount of used cooking oil then finally dispose by inappropriate channels such as drains which is seriously polluting the environment. All these has intensely disrupted the ecological environment which not only hazardous to the marine life but also leading to global warming. Currently, there is around 220,000,000 litres of used cooking oil is being dispose into drains every year in Malaysia. Waste oils of households have been ignored by used oil collector who only source for the major grease generators such as restaurants. Pouring down the grease into the drains not only pollute the environment, but also cling the inside of the pipes and sewer system. This social enterprise target is to collect the used cooking oil within the local community and reprocess the used cooking oil to soap. This environmental friendly soap not only save the cost but also reduce the usage of chemical soap. In addition, this project could Strengthen local communities? ability to conserve the natural waste resources into good use to reduce or diminishes the water pollution within the local community whereby waste oil will no longer dispensed into drains that can decrease the biodiversity in water hence cling the sewer system which eventually lead to unsanitary conditions. Other than that, we also carried out soap making workshop for free or very minimum fees for the local community to spread the awareness and encourage them to recycle their own used cooking oil into soaps. Below are some of the projects photo :D |
   
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Wow ithis project looks interesting Wen,by the way,can you show to us on how to make used cooking oil into liquid soap?
Posted 23-03-2016 10:01
Thank you for sharing, Wen!
Posted 30-11-2014 13:54
WOW Wen. This is exciting to note. Your supplied pictures are depictive & convey the message clearly.
Thanks for Sharing.
Posted 28-09-2014 20:11
That is really great project , friendly and also entrepreneurship ..
Keep it up
Posted 28-09-2014 10:48
We can see an entrepreneur in you through this initiative.
Amazing. Kudos!
All the best.
Regards! :)
Posted 28-09-2014 03:07
thanks for the encouragement and the positive feedback :D
I will upload article about how to make used cooking oil into soaps soon...
Stay tuned :)
Posted 27-09-2014 19:27
Wow,that's cool Wen Shin,I will definitely give it a try here too as far as it's applicable.Great initiative to make our earth green and clean.
Posted 27-09-2014 10:09
Outstanding!!!
Standard soaps contain any number of chemicals that can cause adverse affects for overall health.Eco friendly soap, on the other hand, does not contain these volatile organics. Non-toxic soaps are far better than the old standards for families with children who help participate in the daily chores.Greener products are safer to use in every aspect of cleaning and cost much much less.
Just one question- Would the soap be better suited to use on the body if there were no fabric softener?
Thanks for sharing, Wen :)
Posted 26-09-2014 17:04
Thumbs up for you and your great time When Chin! Recycling cooking oil is a brilliant solution which gives win win situation for all. The children learning how to make soap look so lovely :) I agree with you, in this way, your community will learn how to live more eco-friendly.
Posted 26-09-2014 11:45
Very Nice... Always wondered how can I recycle oil.. Thanks guys great concept would definitely look into this!!
Posted 26-09-2014 11:06
Thank you wen shin for the article and vivid pictures. You have put really nice and Eco friendly concept. I will goggle this idea and find if we implement that in our country as well. If we can implement your concept certainly we can contribute towards protection of our riverine and ponds life.
Once again well done Wen Shin
Posted 26-09-2014 00:47
WOW! Interesting enough. Saves energy , money and makes the environment clean. Thanks for sharing , Wen. Many people yet don't know about it . I would google to find the process of making soap and would try to make if it is possible. This is really a cool stuff.
Posted 26-09-2014 00:18
This is an interesting innovation, Wen Shin! Kudos! :) This can also be a great alternative source of income to household parents. It does not only save the earth from more pollution, it also gives a living to individuals. It's like hitting two birds with one stone. I'm excited to hear more about this. :)
Posted 25-09-2014 22:31
wow! this is an interesting project Wen, the idea of turning waste oil into valuables like soap. your pictures are also great :-)
Posted 25-09-2014 22:03