Reflection 1 based on STARR reflection model

• Situation
  In Semester 2 (2020/2021), I need to participate in service learning project, Eco Maniac for STK2063 Environmental Chemistry II where the main topic of the project is waste management.
  
  
• Tasks
  Find and read as many articles regarding waste management as I can. Besides, watch videos about waste management in Youtube. I need to read articles and watch videos about repurposing used cooking oil as it is the first on the list of the project we want to do.
  
  
• Actions
  I read up on few website articles about the effects of improper waste management to the environment, including used cooking oil. Furthermore, I watched several videos regarding ways to repurpose cooking oil waste.
  
  
• Result
  Based on the readings done by my group members and I, we decided to do a project on how to make soap using cooking oil waste. Therefore, we will start planning our project schedule, to make sure the project run smoothly.
  
  
• Reflection
  When doing some readings, I acknowledged that Malaysia is facing biggest challenge when it comes to waste management, where Malaysia is reportedly generating an immense amount of waste per day. Besides, the poor waste management among the people, such as improper waste management and burning waste in an open area has exacerbated the situation. Since every household in Malaysia use cooking oil, we decided to do a project about managing cooking oil waste, which is repurposing used cooking oil into soap. Therefore, in order to make the public aware about this issue, me and my team chose to approach the public through social media as everyone nowadays use social media. We will educate public on how to manage cooking oil waste properly and what can they do with the used cooking oil. In the beginning of this project, I feel stressed out because I was not clear about the project. However, day by day, with the guidance from my lecturer and my teammates, I finally understand about this project, especially the objective, that is to educate people on waste management by using cooking oil waste as one of the example.