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THE WINNERS: (from left) Second Runner-Up, Chan Kian Hao, student from the School of Nursing; First Runner-Up, Andrew Morgan Tennant, Head of Department (Biotechnology), from the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FoAS); First Prize winner, Jess Ong, student f

GROUP PHOTO: Assoc Prof Dr Chan Hor Kuan (middle) joined by the winners and the CAREton Project @ Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University committee members in a group photo.

KUALA LUMPUR: CAREton Project @ Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University has recently held the Carton Collection Competition January 2015. The Prize-Giving Ceremony today marks the closing of the Competition. 

The Ceremony was officiated by Assoc Prof Dr Chan Hor Kuan, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FoAS). 

With a collection of 12kg, the first prize winner for the Competition was Jess Ong, a student from the Faculty. 

The first runner-up with a collection of 6.9 kg is Andrew Morgan Tennant, Head of Department (Biotechnology), from FoAS. The second runner-up is Chan Kian Hao, a student from the School of Nursing with a collection of 5.3 kg of used beverage cartons. 

The consolation prize winners were Lee Yuen Shin and Tan Wenn Fei, students the Centre for Pre-U Studies (A-level) with a collection of 2.5kg each. 

A total of 100kg of used beverage and food packages were collected during the Carton Collection Competition this year. This reflects a steady increase since the annual Competition was first supported by Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ in September 2013. 

The inaugural competition collected 10kg of used beverage cartons, increasing to 20kg last year. 

The Competition is the flagship event under the CAREton Project @ Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University, which supports Tetra Pak¡¯s collaboration with Nestl¨¦ to recycle used beverage cartons into roofing tiles. The tiles will then be used by non-governmental organisation ¨C EPIC Homes ¨C to construct homes for Orang Asli families in need. 

¡°The Competition is one of our efforts to help Tetra Pak build homes for Orang Asli families and encourage the practice of cartons recycling among the community,¡± explained Teoh Ai Ni, Assistant Project Manager of the CAREton Project @Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University. 

The Bachelor of Science (Hons) Food Science & Nutrition student added that the 100 kg collection was made possible by engaging the community and restaurants for their support. 

¡°We managed to get six nearby restaurants to give us all the used cartons that they have. Besides that, we also have recycle bins around campus made especially for the collection.¡± 

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ is the first university in Malaysia to be a CAREton Project Family member and the collaboration was initiated by Asst Prof Dr Crystale Lim Siew Ying, a lecturer of FOAS and the advisor of the CAREton Project @Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University. 

Fully supported by the Faculty and the University, the CAREton Project @ Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University is also now a Student Enrichment Programme (SEP) that Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ University Trust Scholarship students can choose to volunteer with as part of their community engagement work. This ensures the Project has a steady stream of volunteers to ensure its continuity.