Malaysian Janet Wong turns throwaways into lovely items


Janet Wong with her craftwork items made from recycling stuff like old perfume bottles, keys, door knobs, broken tiles and other items.

When locks and keys don’t work, they are useless. Empty perfume bottles are discards unless they have unique designs. Empty wine bottles too are throwaways after the last drop of wine is drunk. Well, if people keep throwing unwanted stuff away, the garbage piles up and up.

But former secretary and real estate agent Janet Wong Li Yoong, 52, has a chockful of ideas about what to do with unwanted items. She upcycles them into new materials and better quality products. She believes in doing her bit to save Planet Earth and reduce the mountains of garbage. Besides, she can earn some money and be happy!

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