Wen Shin Chia
Wen Shin Chia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 33–34) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Awards | Queen's Young Leader Award (2018) Bayer Malaysia Young Environmental Envoy Award (2013) |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 謝文欣 |
| Simplified Chinese | 谢雯欣 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiè Wénxīn |
| Hokkien POJ | Chiā Bûn-hin |
Wen Shin Chia (born c. 1991) is a Malaysian environmentalist and entrepreneur.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and family[edit]
Chia was born in Kuala Lumpur and raised in Selengor, Malaysia. She is the youngest among two siblings. Her mother died when she was 15 years old.[6]
Chia attended SMK Kepong.[6]
Environmentalism[edit]
Chia earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Technology from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She decided to take it after noticing the increasing pollution in camping and hiking sites she used to frequent to.[7][8][9] At her third year, Chia conducted a survey and found out that 90 percent of Malaysian households are oblivious on how to properly dispose cooking oil — a majority admitted to dumping it into sinks, drains and toilet bowls. Hence, Chia's university project was a community-based initiative in recycling cooking oils to soaps.[7][10]
Chia worked as a product development executive at an agri-chemical company for a few months before establishing Green Yards.[6][11]
Green Yards[edit]
Green Yards is a social enterprise that recycles cooking oil to eco-friendly products and aims to reduce water pollution in Malaysia in return. Green Yards collects used oil from households, restaurants and markets. They give free soap per 5 kg of oil.[1][4][12] In its first year, Green Yards was able to prevent 4.7 tonnes of cooking oil from being dumped.[12]
Green Yards also conducts recycling workshops.[6][10][12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b COMPANY, BALL WATCH (4 July 2018). "These 9 Inspiring Individuals Will Make You Proud To Be A Malaysian". SAYS. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Jayatilaka, Tania (25 January 2019). "Deserving Malaysians Who Have Worked Their Way To International Acclaim". Tatler Malaysia. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "11 usahawan Malaysia tersenarai dalam Forbes 30 Bawah 30 Asia 2019". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Wen Shin Chia". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ 【#CHOOSETOCHALLENGE】绿色环保女卫士谢雯欣 回锅油制成肥皂. 风采·Feminine. No. 713. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Wen Shin Chia, Greenyards". Women to Watch Media® with Sue Rocco. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b Arum, Nenden (15 October 2019). "Wen Shin Chia: The Young Malaysian Green Warrior". The People of Asia. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "The Recipient of The Queen's Young Leader Award is The Woman To Watch in 2019". WargaBiz. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Wen Shin Chia Terima Queen's Young Leaders Award 2018 | SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES". sgs.upm.edu.my. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "I Am Her: Green Yards' Wen Shin Chia On Encouraging Communal Change". www.clozette.co. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Wen Shin Chia: Green Yards". www.queenscommonwealthtrust.org. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Wen Shin Chia | Commonwealth Community Heritage". commonwealth-community-heritage.net. Retrieved 20 April 2021.