Innovation

1. System that re-refines waste engine oil and various used vehicles' lubricants into re-refined base oil
2. Continuous innovation to further enhance the entire production system that would ensure the manufacturing of such waste materials will result in zero waste at the end of the entire production cycle where no environmental harmful substance will be produced due to the manufacturing process

Inspiration

1. According to the Malaysia’s official statistics shows that there are approximately 450,000 metric tons of waste engine oil that had been produced nationwide annually
2. However, in a developing country Malaysia, very minimum effort had been placed on recycling and re-refining these waste materials
3. With the number of vehicles increase proportionately with Malaysia’s population, these waste materials are foreseen to skyrocket in the near future

Overall impact

1. Aims to improve overall quality of the environment
2. Provide an alternate solution for the disposal of these waste materials
3. Provide quality of life through lesser land and water pollutions with cleaner water source and organic food source with pollution free

Business benefit

1. Low raw material cost as these waste materials can be bought at a a low price in Malaysia
2. Profit margin is relative high due to the low material cost but relative high selling price

Social and environmental benefit

1. Reduce land and water pollution
2. Provide overall well-being of human and offer greater quality of life by reducing the negative environmental impact

Interview

Tan Hock Guan, Waste Oil Refiners with Zero Production Waste