From plastic to purpose

The Star

Plastic waste is suffocating our planet – and Malaysia is at the forefront of this crisis. To engage the next generation in saving the Earth, Star Media Group Bhd has kicked off the Star Next-Gen Eco Innovators programme at Sunway University in Selangor.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:42A platform designed to enact a movement for environmental stewardship

00:48and sustainable innovation.

00:50Today, we are not just launching a program,

00:54but empowering a generation of young minds

00:58to transform challenges into opportunity

01:01and problems into sustainable solutions.

01:04We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors,

01:07we borrow it from our children.

01:09These age-old proverbs remind us of our responsibility

01:15to leave a better world for future generations.

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01:31This event will impact me on letting me know more

01:35about sustainable goals, especially in plastic

01:38because I think Malaysia is one of the bigger producers

01:41and consumers in plastics.

01:43As an innovator, I would call myself,

01:45I think I will share more ideas.

01:48If any businesses will have more considerations

01:51and they can take part of my ideas as well,

01:54I think that will be more impactful as well.

01:56I think we are still very young

01:58and then it takes a long journey for us

02:00to grow our business or create awareness.

02:03I will create my awareness around my close ones first

02:07and then when I have like a sustainable business,

02:09I will try to engage more and then create more campaign

02:12as well as like this kind of campaign for the young people.

02:16I think universities are very important

02:18because as we teach, as we walk the talk,

02:23our students will pick this up

02:25and hopefully they will bring it home.

02:27They'll bring it to their friends out there.

02:29They themselves become the change agents

02:32for the community, for their own families

02:35and we hope for the world as well.

02:37Sustainable Development Goal Number 17

02:40is actually partnership for the goals.

02:42At the end of the day, you really need to work

02:45with each other. Industries are huge

02:48and you can imagine the impact that they can make.

03:15Sustainable Development Goal Number 17

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