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Iskandar Puteri festival aims to spur students to create green products
Wong says the Green-Preneur Festival 2025 will include a green-themed night market at Sunway Big Box, Iskandar Puteri.
ABOUT 150 students from four schools in Johor Baru will showcase their creativity through eco-friendly products made from recycled materials at the upcoming Green-Preneur Festival 2025.
Junior Chamber International South Key commission director and organising chairman Wong Yu Xin said the three-day programme will encourage the students to creatively transform waste into saleable products.
'Aimed at instilling environmental awareness and an entrepreneurial spirit, the festival merges sustainability and enterprise.
'The term 'Green-Preneur' has thus been coined to reflect our core mission,' she said in an interview.
She added that the festival would encourage students to become entrepreneurs of sustainable products that can be used in daily life.
'We are also promoting a plastic-free environment to raise awareness of sustainability and climate action among the younger generation,' she said.
The July 25 to 27 event would also include a green-themed night market at Sunway Big Box, Iskandar Puteri.
Eco-friendly booths, public workshops and exhibitions promoting sustainability are expected to be part of the set-up.
'The main showcase and pitching sessions will happen on July 26 when students will present their sustainable products before a panel of judges.
'Winners will be announced at the end of the event,' Wong said.
The four schools taking part are Stellar International School, SMK Sultan Ismail, Sekolah Tun Fatimah and SK Larkin 2.
In line with the festival's zero-waste mission, no plastic products such as bags or containers would be used at the venue.
Supported by the Education Ministry, the event drew participants from public and private schools in Johor Baru.
Wong said about 100 students will present a drum performance using recycled buckets to wow the crowd.
She added that the festival will build on the momentum of the previous year's 'Last Straw Project' which focused on plastic pollution awareness.
'We want young people to realise that with creativity and initiative, they can turn waste into something meaningful and even profitable,' she said.
