Wen Shin Chia (born c. 1991) is a Malaysian environmentalist and entrepreneur.[1][2][3][4][5]
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 |
Early life and family
editChia 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
editChia 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
editGreen 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]
References
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- ^ 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.