Small school becomes eco-friendly champion


Winning effort: Vinod (second from left) and his students demonstrating how to fill up their UCO collection station while holding on to their prizes for winning the 2nd UCO collection competition in George Town, Penang. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Despite having only 135 pupils, SJK(T) Ramathasar in Jalan Sungai collected 1.5 tonnes of used cooking oil, winning the primary and overall categories of the 2nd Used Cooking Oil (UCO) collection competition.

The school received a certificate, a RM3,000 Setel voucher and a challenge trophy for being the overall champion.

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