The Think Green site has brought together a range of diverse groups from headmasters, teachers, and students from partnering schools and the local kindergarten, E&O employees, as well as local NGOs and urban food growing enthusiasts. Of notable mention is the Natural Farming Unit from the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), who play a vital role as our key community engagement partner providing invaluable expertise and enthusiasm in Think Green’s ongoing awareness and education programmes.

E&O is partnering neighbouring public schools SK Tanjung Tokong, SJKC Hun Bin and SJKT Azad starting with a pilot project in late 2013 involving about 120 students and teachers, which has since evolved into requests for more advanced programmes to follow on from the basic introduction.

Landscapers working at Straits Green public park are also constantly engaged and trained on organic composting and fertilising to ensure natural practices onsite. All landscape waste from Seri Tanjung Pinang is composted at the Think Green composting site and reused for growing herbs and vegetables as well as for the plants at Straits Green, which means close to 3 tonnes of landscape waste is composted instead of heading to the landfills.

The Green Crusaders, led by two recycling enthusiasts, Don Theseira and Mylene Ooi, are another important collaborator in the Think Green programme who share unique and viable methods of organising community-based recycling initiatives such as simple everyday practices to attain a Zero Waste household.