Lee Chang Jun Tristan (FOE), Samuel Koh Sheng Nan (FOE), Scarlett Lin Yu Huai (SDE), William Wahyudi (FOE)
Academic Advisor: Dr. Chua Siew Chin
Using store-bought dish soap could harm the environment in various ways, ranging from plastic waste from the bottles to deforestation caused by the production of palm oil, which is the soap’s main ingredients. An environmentally friendlier alternative would be to ferment fruit waste in order to make an enzyme-rich cleaner, which is suitable for daily use. Our project seeks to spread awareness through workshop and distribution of enzyme cleaner samples across RVRC’s pantries.
We conducted a 30-minute soap making workshop which consisted of a quiz and a post-workshop survey, demonstration of the enzyme cleaner as an environmentally friendlier alternative to commercial soap, as well as hands-on cleaner making activity. The fruit enzyme cleaner has been proven to be fun and easy to make during the workshop. Moreover, during the demonstration process, participants also agreed that the cleaner could effectively wash out oily dishes.