Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) launched a new sustainability collective to involve and help catalyse change within neighbourhoods and communities.

    Called NYP X[1], and like its name suggests, it is a multiplier for change through a series of plug-and-play sustainability initiatives and activities which can be brought to different communities and neighbourhoods across Singapore. The first iteration was launched at Teck Ghee – in NYP's immediate neighbourhood – with an Eco Fest event on 3rd November.

    Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong attended the event held at Teck Ghee CC, which marks the beginning of a series of efforts between NYP and the precinct. In the following months, young leaders and alumni from NYP will be visiting households to encourage sustainable living habits. There will be freecycle markets, e-waste collection drives and Repair Kopitiam, where residents can fix their broken appliances instead of disposing them. There will also be an effort to spruce up homes of the elderly and the needy.