YIM FONG YEE

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Integrate upcycling paddy waste to community-based architecture

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Farmers in many parts of the world set fire to cultivated fields to clear stubble, weeds and waste before sowing a new crop. While this practice may be fast and economical for farmers, it is highly unsustainable, as it produces large amounts of the particle pollutant black carbon and reduces the fertility of soil.

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Open burning is the fourth largest source of black carbon after household energy, transport and industrial production. Regardless of this fact, there are many environmental concerns related to the rice production systems across the globe.

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One of the major worries is the emission of lethal greenhouse gases as a result of the different steps and procedures concerned with rice production and their contribution towards global warming. 

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Aims is to provide zero waste cycle to the paddy production (from seeding to upcycling left over paddy residue into alternative building material) and the activities provided will according to the timeline of paddy production in Sekinchan to create awareness of paddy production to the public and also provide paddy waste a second life.