Green Waste Selangor gives new life to old cooking oil

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On a mission to help the environment, Green Waste Selangor repurposes used cooking oil into soaps. Find out more about this NGO and their soapmaking process.  Story by: Toon Kit Yi Shot by: Fauzi Yunus Presented by: Sheela Vijayan Edited by: Kiera Amin    Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/01/14/green-waste-selangor-works-up-a-new-purpose-for-used-cooking-oil/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTLifestyle #GreenWasteSelangor #HandmadeSoaps #RecycledOil

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 Waste disposal is always a hot topic among environmentalists,

00:08 as the irresponsible management of household waste

00:12 can negatively affect the planet.

00:15 In 2018, Dr. Maisarah Tajuddin founded Green Waste Selangor

00:20 to advocate for the responsible handling of domestic waste,

00:24 especially used cooking oil.

00:28 Initially, the NGO would collect used cooking oil

00:31 from nearby households and sell it to recycling centers.

00:36 But realizing the need for something more creative

00:39 to draw the community's attention to their cause,

00:42 JWS came up with the idea of making soaps out of the oil.

00:48 Our main focus is actually to give them the awareness

00:52 and so how to attract this committee

00:55 to hear about this campaign.

00:57 And so that's come the idea of why not we

01:01 give them some hands-on workshop and so on how to do the soap.

01:07 We offer the committee, let's learn how to make soap

01:09 from used cooking oil.

01:10 Before they learn, they have to hear about this campaign.

01:15 That's actually the objective of doing this.

01:19 F&T Lifestyle was recently present to witness firsthand

01:23 how JWS makes the soaps.

01:26 First, the cooking oil is collected and filtered

01:29 to remove any residue.

01:31 This ensures there are no lumps in the final product.

01:35 In a separate heat-resistant container,

01:38 lye or sodium hydroxide is mixed with water

01:41 until it is dissolved properly.

01:45 As lye can be corrosive, precautions

01:47 are taken by wearing face masks and gloves.

01:51 Next, the solution is poured into the oil

01:55 and whisked or blended until it reaches

01:57 the consistency of caramel.

02:01 Fragrance oils, colouring, or even dried herbs

02:05 are added for an extra layer of depth to the soaps

02:08 before the mixture is poured into moulds to set.

02:13 At room temperature, it can take three to four weeks

02:16 for the soaps to harden, during which time

02:19 any residual odour from the used cooking oil

02:22 will have dissipated.

02:25 The finished product can be used for everyday

02:28 sanitary purposes at home, such as washing clothes

02:32 or cleaning kitchen utensils.

02:35 We are not making any profit from this class or this workshop.

02:40 If they want to learn how to make this soap,

02:44 they have to pay about RM60.

02:46 But for the committee, we only charge about RM15

02:50 just to cover all the materials.

02:54 So if you or your family members are keen on learning

02:57 the ropes of soap making, sign up for GWS' workshops

03:01 and do your part to help the environment.

03:05 Sheila Wijayan and Tun Ki Ee, FMT Lifestyle.

03:09 (electronic music)

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