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Eco-Soap

Environmental Protection

Cooking oil is one of essential things in our life. Everyday there will be a lot of used cooking oil produced by households and restaurants every day. 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.Instead of throwing it away, why not we change into something valuable? We come with an idea to change used cooking oil into soap. However, it is a decorative soap because further research need to be conduct in order to ensure the safety of the soap to be use. This kind of idea can provide job opportunities to the community of Taboh Naning which is located near our university. Most of the villagers work as a farmer or run a small business at Taboh Naning. By creating this product, it will be an adding up for their income and having more cleaned environmental as well.

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Fund Approved by MSF: RM 1,733.00

Overview of Issue / Background

Instead of throwing it away, why not we change into something valuable? We come with an idea to change used cooking oil into soap. However, it is a decorative soap because further research need to be conduct in order to ensure the safety of the soap to be use. This kind of idea can provide job opportunities to the community of Taboh Naning which is located near our university. Most of the villagers work as a farmer or run a small business at Taboh Naning. By creating this product, it will be an adding up for their income and having more cleaned environmental as well.

Project Objectives (Vision & Mission)

To provide more clean environment in our community
To share the knowledge of changing used cooking oil to something valuable with the villagers of Kg Cherana Putih, Alor Gajah, Melaka.
To provide job opportunities to the interested villagers in the village and generate their income.
To apply the 3R concept which is the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to the society especially to the student because this concept is environmental friendly.
To reduce the cooking oil waste disposal produced by converting it into something useful.

Project Details (Activities and Tasks)

STAGE I:

Awareness campaign about the importance of preserving the environment.
Collaborate with near restaurants and café to collect the waste cooking oil.
Make the EcoSoap in bioprocess laboratory according to the method given, identify the precaution need to be taken and also simplify the method on order to make it easier for the community.

STAGE II:

A launching on sharing session with Kg Cherana Puteh, Alor Gajah, Melaka

Expected Project Result & Outcomes

This project is expected to be succeeding, which more people will be aware on the bad impact of unmanaged waste cooking oil. Some of them, aware bout the bad impacts, but not really know on how to deal with it. Next, it is expected to be a e new source of economy to the villagers of Kg Cherana Puteh. Alor Gajah. Melaka. This project also can be expand to other area in Melaka and other states as well.

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Project Information

University name	:	Universiti Kuala Lumpur
Project leader name	:	HAFIY HANANI BT SARJU

Section I

1) PURPOSE

The purpose of this paper is to seek budget and support from MyHarapan association for the proposed of sharing the knowledge on reprocess eco-soap from waste cooking oil.

2) BACKGROUND

1. Enactus MICET is an organization base on entrepreneurship. Enactus itself means entrepreneurial action us. Enactus provide and teach student about business concepts to develop outreach projects that improve the quality of life and standard of living for people in need.In the conjunction of Enactus Malaysia mission which want to help and give contribution to the community, we Enactus MICET want to conduct a project called EcoSoap Project. We have a vision that this project will give a big impact to the community in Kg Cherana Putih, Alor Gajah, Melaka which is located near to our campus.
2. Cooking oil is one of essential things in our life. Everyday there will be a lot of used cooking oil produced by households and restaurants every day. 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.
3. Instead of throwing it away, why not we change into something valuable? We come with an idea to change used cooking oil into soap. However, it is a decorative soap because further research need to be conduct in order to ensure the safety of the soap to be use. This kind of idea can provide job opportunities to the community of Taboh Naning which is located near our university. Most of the villagers work as a farmer or run a small business at Taboh Naning. By creating this product, it will be an adding up for their income and having more cleaned environmental as well.

3) OBJECTIVES

1. To provide more clean environment in our community
2. To share the knowledge of changing used cooking oil to something valuable with the villagers of Kg Cherana Putih, Alor Gajah, Melaka.
3. To provide job opportunities to the interested villagers in the village and generate their income. .
4. To apply the 3R concept which is the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to the society especially to the student because this concept is environmental friendly.
5. To reduce the cooking oil waste disposal produced by converting it into something useful

4) JUSTIFICATION

1. After discussion with Dr Suzanna, this project is actually very useful to be shared to the community. This project is actually her pHD research that she is willing to share this valuable knowledge with the community. Instead of preserving the environment, this project can be their side income since it is so simple that may be applied by everyone. The materials also are easy to find and need least cost.
2. Madam Suzanna had listed the material used and the method on making the EcoSoap. Before sharingthe knowledge with the villagers of Kg Cherana Putih, we would like to try on making the EcoSoap. Therefore, we can understand clearly on the process before sharing the knowledge with the villagers. Since some of the material is quite dangerous, so safety prescription needs to be identified before sharing the knowledge with them. This is our planning on this project.
3. Currently, we are in stage I where the EcoSoap will be made by ourself at BioLab before sharing the knowledge with the villagers. The methodology will be shown at Appendix 1. Below is our plan for this project.

5) DETAIL OF PROGRAMME

Currently, we are at phase I which the process of finding the easiest method to make the soap. Besides that, the pH of the soap need to be stabilize before being commercialize. Thus, it needs very appropriate method and precaution before it can be shared to the community. Phase II is being planned to be in August 2015.

6) PARTICIPANTS

All UniKL MICET students and staffs are invited to join this activity.

9) CONCLUSION

The approval from MyHarapan association is hereby sought for the proposed of sharing the knowledge on reprocess waste cooking oil to EcoSoap programme in August 2015. Hopefully this project is expected to achieve the entire objective of implementing this technology. We hoped this project will be conducted successfully with the support of all parties that involved, directly and indirectly to the success sod this project.