Empowering students for environmental change


Team Blitz proposing to replace single-use plastic with biodegradable and compostable plastic made of rambutan seeds. The team from MRSM Kubang Pasu came tops among contestants representing 77 schools from across the country at the sustainability challenge.

IN EFFORTS to move towards a sustainable future, the National Sustainability Innovation Challenge 2023 (NaSIC23) engaged students across Malaysia to find alternatives to single-use plastic.

The best-judged idea was that presented by Team Blitz from Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Kubang Pasu, Kedah on biodegradable and compostable plastic made of rambutan seeds.

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