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UCSI Initiative Z, Taman Connaught, Cheras, Selangor (2026)

28/06/2022

Making Ecobricks is one of the most practical ways for us to address the issue of plastic waste. But, what can we build with Ecobricks?

That said, Initiative Z’s Creative & Design Team begins our structure exploration from the making of Ecobricks Bench. It consists of two layers of Ecobricks as the main building blocks, integrated with eco-friendly materials such as plywood and hard paper tubes to decorate and strengthen its structural integrity. The bench acts as a modular structure, could be combined to the rest of modules for extra seats and functions. The bench is designed with simple construction method to suit less experience builder for fabrication purpose.

Stay tuned for more interesting Ecobrick applications from us in future. Together let’s keep plastic sequestered over the short-term and the long. If you have any cool ideas, feel free to share with us!

24/06/2022

On behalf of Initiative Z and GreenUp, we would like to express our thanks to PJ ECO Recycling PLAZA for providing us with 22.5 kg worth of non recyclable plastics waste to be used for our Ecobricks x Tetrabrick making session.

22/06/2022

Congratulations to Initiative Z's Reverse Vending Machine Project which has been shortlisted as a Creating Impact Finalist for the 2022 International Green Gown Awards, in association with Allianz Global Investors.

Below is a short video highlighting the details if the RVM project.

For more information on the Finalist, please visit the website at
https://www.greengownawards.org/2022-finalists

19/06/2022

100kg plastic waste challenge

Greetings everyone! Initiative Z ♻️ together with Green Up have decided to have a 100kg plastic waste challenge. We are inviting all volunteers to join us in our fight against plastic pollution!! ✊

The usage of plastic 🛍️ is increasing year by year. The production and disposal of plastic emits greenhouse gases and produce hazardous waste ⛔. Most of the plastics we used is not recyclable and not biodegradable, which will endanger human and causes environmental issue. 🤮

Plastic waste can be found just about anywhere 🌏, from disposable plastic bags we use to mineral bottles. Plastic waste has become a major issue in Malaysia 🇲🇾, endangering both land and marine ecosystems.

In this workshop, participants will be fully guided how on to make Ecobricks and Tetrabrick, as one of our ways to help the current plastic waste problem! 👍 We hope to see you on our event! ☺️

Date 📅: June 25, 2022 (Saturday)
Time ⏰: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Venue 🏫: C407
Capacity 🧑‍🤝‍🧑: 60 Participants
*This event is Free of Charge*

Participants are required to bring the tools as listed below:
1) 1.5L straight plastic water bottle with cap
2) Scissors ✂️
3) Stick (2x height of bottle)

🌟Upon completing this workshop you will be awarded the following points🌟
📌SEP Points: 30 Points
📌UCC Points: 30 Points
📌SWA Points: 30 Points
📌ELE Points: 22 Points

‼️REGISTRATION HERE‼️👇
https://forms.gle/34v2CLhvEtY5ZGN3A
Kindly contact Qian Wei (+6012-453 9209) or David( +6012-309 8821) for further information.

30/03/2022

♻️ Get Rewarded When You Recycle ♻️

On this coming Thursday and Friday,
Bring us any used plastic bottles or aluminium cans and you will be rewarded with ELE points!!!

⬇️ Details ⬇️
📌 Location: UCSI Block A Lobby
🗓️ Date: 31st March & 1st April
⌚Time: 12:30p.m. - 2:00p.m.

✅ Reward System ✅
5 plastic bottles or aluminium cans (mixing is allowed) = 22 ELE points

UCSI Initiative Z presents you Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) ⭐ An engineering project dedicated to improving recycling rates in UCSI students. It sorts waste automatically with AI Vision Recognition System and rewards students with ELE points 😆.

To ensure the accuracy of our AI system, the team requires more pictures of the recyclables to train the system.

Hence, RVM project members are setting up a collection booth to allow the UCSI community to contribute to our AI training process.

Thanks for your support 🙏🏻

For more information, contact:
Tan Yaw Heng (016-2439868)

14/03/2022

Plastic waste🛍️ has always been a major environmental concern around the world over the past few decades. To make it worse, the current COVID-19🦠 outbreak has increased the demands of single-use plastic, resulting their waste reduction being much more difficult than previous generations.

Making Ecobricks, is one of the simplest and most practical ways for us to address the issue.🌱

On March 12, 2022, we held our semester-based Ecobricks workshop. From this workshop, we've repurposed approximate 17kg of plastic waste ✅, we also would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all 29 workshop participants and 9 facilitators⭐; we appreciate your time in completing the workshop and making it all so memorable, all while combating a portion of plastic pollution!😊

We hope that this workshop will inspire more people to make Ecobricks as a method for reducing the current plastic pollution problem. See you again, and keep an eye on our page for more exciting events!👋

26/02/2022

🌱Ecobrick Workshop🌱

Greetings! Initiative Z ♻️ has returned with yet another Ecobrick Workshop. We are inviting all volunteers to join us in our fight against plastic pollution!! ✊

Although plastic 🛍️ is extremely useful in our daily lives, its production and disposal emit greenhouse gases and hazardous waste ⛔. The vast majority of plastic is not recyclable and does not biodegrade, endangering human and environmental health. 🤮

Plastic can be found just about anywhere 🌏, from disposable bags and bottles to packaging. Waste plastic has now became a major issue in Malaysia 🇲🇾, endangering both land and marine ecosystems.

In this workshop, participants will be fully guided how on to make Ecobricks, as one of our ways to help the current plastic waste problem! 👍 We hope on meeting you soon! ☺️

Date 📅: March 12, 2022 (Saturday)
Time ⏰: 9:30 AM to 13:00 PM
Venue 🏫: C202
Capacity 🧑‍🤝‍🧑: 40 Participants

Participants are required to bring the tools as listed below:
1) 1.5L plastic water bottle
2) Scissors ✂️
3) Stick (2x height of bottle)

🌟Upon completing this workshop you will be awarded the following points🌟
📌SEP Points: 30
📌UCC Points: 30
📌SWA Points: 30
📌ELE Points: 22

‼️REGISTRATION HERE‼️👇
https://forms.gle/S2QCAUntBf2AYyAC7

Contact person: David Kok (+60 12-309 8821)

26/02/2022

‼️Ecobrick Collection Booth‼️

Have you ever participated in our Ecobricks Online Workshop ♻️before?
If that's the case, pack your bricks since your participation is greatly appreciated!✌️

This collection booth is arranged for all students who have previously taken part in our Ecorbricks Online Workshop. We'd like to start collecting all of the Ecobricks that you've made in the past during our Online Workshops.😁

Date 📅: March 02, 2022 – March 03 2022
Time ⏰: 10:00AM – 04:00PM
Venue 🏫: Block A

🌟Points provided🌟
📌ELE Points: 8

Contact person: David Kok (+60 12-309 8821); Loh Wen Qin (+60 11-1851 9876)

11/10/2021

🌍 Ecobricks Online Workshop 🔔

🙋🏻‍♀️Are you a nature lover and willing to fight for the environment? Always want to protect the environment but don’t know how to start ? Well, this is a chance for you to learn it . 🌟

Initiative Z is welcoming you 🙌🏻! You’re invited to participate in our upcoming Ecobricks Online Workshop ♻️, it’s an easy and interacting session to reduce plastic waste! 🍃

LIMITED SLOT AVAILABLE, Register Now ❗️❗️
🗓Date : 13 November 2021
⏰Time : 9.30am -1.20 pm
💻Platform: Microsoft Teams
👤Capacity: 60 People

⭐️ SEP/ SWA / UCC Points: 27 points
⭐️ ELE Points: (TBA)
✏️Registration: Scan the QR code or https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1RwMXhxjhCWMa0hAOvigKjqMryLJgVzKuY0LOMykQw0Y/edit?usp=sharing

🚨Participants are required to prepare the tools listed below 📝 ⬇️ :
1. 500 ML straight PLASTIC BOTTLE 🍶
2. HARD STICKS ( 2x the length of the bottle )
3. Dry and clean PLASTIC WASTE ( 180 grams )
4. WEIGHING BALANCE with sensitivity up to 1 gram ⚖️
5. SCISSORS ✂️

Please refer to the link below to know more about the acceptable and unacceptable plastics waste and material needed :

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WCLHdxBxOMixg_GGvr-Au8pHAxRD2jKB/view?usp=sharing

📌NOTE : Kindly take note to collect all the materials listed ABOVE , Failure to do so will be barred from attending the workshop ⭐️ 📍

👀 In this event, every participant will be guided by the facilitators on how to build Ecobrick, don’t hesitate, join us now!!! ☄️😜

For more enquiries, please contact us :
Xuan En ([email protected])
Eileen ([email protected])

17/07/2021

MCO? CMCO? RMCO? EMCO? Nothing can stop us from Ecobricking single used plastic during the CoVid-19 pandemic 🦠. We are proud to announce the successful completion of the 4️⃣th Ecobricks Online Workshop that was held on the 7th of July 2021. A total of 9️⃣ kg of single-used plastic wastes were being transformed into green building blocks, equivalent to 5️⃣4️⃣ kg of carbon reduction 🌱.

A big shout out to all 5️⃣0️⃣ Ecobricks warriors. You guys are amazing for contributing your efforts to produce a total of 5️⃣0️⃣ Ecobricks from your daily household plastic wastes🌟 Hope that everyone was inspired by the power of Ecobricking and continue spreading the word about Ecobricks to your family & friends 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 🌏

For those who miss the chance to sign up for this workshop, rest assured that we are always planning for more exciting events for you 😎 Stay tuned for what's coming up, and check out our page for more updates. 🤗

15/07/2021

🌏 Initiative Z Online Forum Session 🌏

Initiative Z's biogas team proudly presents our first-ever Online Forum Session:
Problems of Overwhelming Food Waste: Can Biogas Be Part of The Solution? 💡🌱

‼️Event Details‼️
📅 Date: 31 July 2021
⏰ Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
🖥️ Platform: Live on Initiative Z page

Joining us are Dr. Thomas Culhane and Ms. Kathy Puffer, both speakers are the co-founders of the Solar Cities organization. Solar Cities is a 🇺🇸 US-registered non-profit organization focusing on delivering biogas solutions, which helps community stakeholders solve urban ecology and development issues surrounding waste-water, solid waste, food security 🍔 and decentralized clean energy production.

Dr. Thomas Culhane, himself is an associate professor 👨🏼🏫 and the Director of the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Concentration at the Patel College of Global Sustainability 🌏. Having 6 years of experience of being a Google Science Fair Judge 👨🏼⚖️ and has worked with the US Office of Naval Research 🥼 and UCLA on STEM science education projects with at-risk youth.

Meanwhile, Ms. Kathy Puffer has been actively volunteering to teach 👩🏼🏫 multiple biogas workshops in the US and in the Caribbean with the Solar CITIES team 🌱. She also presented the value of small-scale biogas educational hubs at UN-sponsored events worldwide 🌏.

They're ready to share their expertise 📚 with us about biogas being a solution to tackle food waste. So don’t miss this chance and come join us. 😁

‼️Points Granted‼️
⭐ SEP/SWA/UCC: 20 Points
⭐ ELE: 17 Points

On a side note, this event is FREE of charge! Don’t miss out on this opportunity now!

⬇️ REGISTER Here ⬇️
https://bit.ly/BiogasForum

For further inquiries, please contact:
Jackson Goh: +60186620441 ([email protected])

Scholar Enrichment Programme - SEP
Youth Beyond Boundaries - YBB

31/05/2021

♻️Ecobricks Online Workshop ♻️

Date🗓: July 10, 2021
Time🕥: 09:30 - 13:20
Venue🏠: Microsoft Teams
Capacity👫: 60 People

🌟Participants are required to bring the tools listed below🌟:
1) 500mL straight PLASTIC BOTTLE🍶
2) HARD STICKS (2x the length of the bottle)
3) Dry and clean PLASTIC WASTE (~200 grams)🛍️
4) WEIGHING BALANCE with sensitivity up to 1 gram⚖️
5) SCISSORS ✂️

Kindly refer to the below link to know more about the acceptable and unacceptable plastics waste and material needed:
https://bit.ly/3bMsetU

🔸SEP Points: 38
🔸SWA Points: 38
🔸 UCC Points: 38
🔸 ELE Points: TBA

❗⭐ PLEASE TAKE NOTE TO COLLECT ALL THE MATERIALS LISTED ABOVE. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL BE BARRED FROM ATTENDING THE WORKSHOP❗⭐

REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR SEAT🔥:
https://bit.ly/3vCkjY1

Did you know that 91% of plastic waste ends up in the landfill polluting our beloved Earth? 🌏🚯 Have you ever wanted to take action but not sure how to start? 🤔

Initiative Z is back with good news! We are calling out all environment lovers to participate in our upcoming Ecobricks Online Workshop ♻️, a simple and interacting session to tackle plastic pollution.🤩

In this workshop, every participants will be guided by facilitators on how to build Ecobricks, with the aim of repurposing plastic waste into useful structures.👍🏻👍🏻

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