LABUAN Sekolah Menengah St. Anthony emerged victorious in PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad's (PCG) Be Green 2023 Waste Management Competition, securing the grand prize of RM5,000.00 worth of Setel vouchers.
The winner was announced during the award presentation ceremony, held at Labuan International Sea Sports Complex today.
The competition, a key component of PCG's Be Green initiative, was organised by PETRONAS Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd (PC Methanol), a subsidiary of PCG, in partnership with Labuan Corporation (LC), Labuan Department of Environment (DoE) and Labuan Education Department.
Over a span of two months, four secondary schools in Labuan – Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Labuan, SMK Taman Perumahan Bedaun, Sekolah Menengah St. Anne, and SM St. Anthony – pitted ten students each from Form Four and Form Five against one another, in three categories: Most Waste Collected, Most Innovative Products from Recyclable Wastes, and Best Video Showcasing School Sustainability Activities.
Throughout the competition, students from these four schools gathered approximately 12,000 kilogrammes (kg) of waste, including more than 5,000 kg of recyclable waste and over 6,000 kg of electronic waste.
The students also demonstrated their inventive prowess by devising innovative products from recyclable materials, with submissions ranging from a water area waste filter, a recycling bin, a vacuum equipped with waste sorting capabilities, to an emergency light.
In addition to SM St. Anthony, SM St. Anne, SMK Labuan, and SMK Taman Perumahan Bedaun secured the second, third, and fourth positions, earning Setel vouchers worth RM3,000.00, RM1,000.00, and RM500.00, respectively.
The award ceremony concluded with a beach cleaning event at the International Sea Sports Complex, involving students who took part in the competition, teachers from the four schools, and PC Methanol staff. The collective effort resulted in the removal of several bags of waste.
Be Green, launched in 2013, stands as one of PCG's flagship social impact programmes to foster positive change in society through education and collaborative recycling initiatives. PCG actively encourages responsible waste management and practices the 3R principles (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) by engaging with schools and local communities in PCG's operational areas.
This initiative is aligned with PETRONAS' endeavours in environmental impact reduction, specifically the "Planting Tomorrow" programme, which involves engagement with local communities and seeks to minimise environmental footprints.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency