Zuramaisarah hopes to introduce upcycling to people from her community and reduce plastic waste around Chow Kit. Photos: The Star/Sheela Chandran
Whenever it rains in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur, Zuramaisarah Abdullah, 15, will worry. Living near Chow Kit market, she has seen countless plastic bottles, leaves and food containers clogging up the monsoon drains after heavy downpours.
“It’s worse around Chow Kit Market where vendors throw away food, vegetable waste and rubbish. Plastic waste discarded inappropriately often find its way into drainage systems. Often, plastic bottles accumulating in drains cause water to back up and overflow onto streets and sidewalks around my neighbourhood,” says Zuramaisarah during an interview in Kuala Lumpur recently.
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A sustainable solution
Zuramaisarah hopes to introduce upcycling to people from her community and reduce plastic waste around Chow Kit. Photos: The Star/Sheela Chandran
People should upcycle plastic bottles into decorative items because it's a sustainable and creative solution.
By transforming discarded bottles into artful pieces, students can learn how to minimise plastic’s environmental impact.
With a few simple steps, used drinking plastic bottles can be transformed into a stunning hanging decorative artwork. Photo: Rebecca Yau
Yau (centre) wants to inspire students to move towards a sustainable lifestyle. Photo: Rebecca Yau
