Eugene Tay

Current

Founder and Editor at Low Carbon Singapore
Curator at TEDxGreen
Founder and Editor at Zero Waste Singapore

Founder and Editor at Green Business Times
Founder and Editor at AsiaIsGreen
Director at Green Future Solutions

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Past

Adjunct Lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Project Officer at National Envrionmental Agency

Education

Nanyang Technological University
National University of Singapore

Connections

37 connections

Industry

Environmental Services

Websites

Eugene Tay’s Summary

I’m the Director of Green Future Solutions, the Founder and Editor for AsiaIsGreen, Green Business Times, Zero Waste Singapore and Low Carbon Singapore, and the Curator for TEDxGreen.

My purpose in life is to share environmental knowledge with positive people so that they can learn, understand and take action towards a green future. I like to:

- Share useful and interesting environmental knowledge and new ideas with friends and positive people
- Learn new knowledge, synthesise and present them in a clear and coherent manner
- Participate in positive discussions by asking good questions and contributing different viewpoints to improve the discussion and come up with solutions

Eugene Tay’s Specialties:

green websites, environmental consulting

Eugene Tay’s Experience

Founder and Editor

Low Carbon Singapore

(Online Media industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)

Low Carbon Singapore is an online community dedicated to help Singapore reduce her carbon emissions and move towards the goal of a low carbon economy. Our aim is to educate individuals, communities, businesses and organisations on issues relating to climate change, global warming and clean energy, and to help them take action and reduce their carbon footprint through useful information, news, tips and resources.
Curator

TEDxGreen

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

April 2009 — Present (4 months)

TEDxGreen is an independent TEDx event operated under license from TED, and is curated by Green Future Solutions with the theme: Ideas for a Green Future. TEDxGreen events are non-profit and organised by a volunteer team. Through the annual TEDxGreen events in Singapore, we connect thought leaders and changemakers to share, discuss and spread ideas for a sustainable future.
Founder and Editor

Zero Waste Singapore

(Online Media industry)

December 2008 — Present (8 months)

Zero Waste Singapore is an online community dedicated to help Singapore eliminate the concept of waste and move towards the goal of zero waste. The aim is to educate individuals, communities and businesses on Zero Waste and the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), and to help them take action through useful information, news, tips and resources.
Founder and Editor

Green Business Times

(Online Media industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year)

Green Business Times provides environmental news, green resources and sustainable practices for companies and business professionals in Singapore.
Founder and Editor

AsiaIsGreen

(Online Media industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years)

AsiaIsGreen is an online green resource guide that provides a wide range of resources for the people in Singapore and Asia to increase their awareness and understanding of the environment, and to inspire them to take action.
Director

Green Future Solutions

(Environmental Services industry)

July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Green Future Solutions is a Singapore-based business that promotes environmental awareness and action for a green future, through our network of green websites, events, presentations, publications and consultancy.

Green Future Solutions is the publisher of Singapore’s leading websites on the environment, including AsiaIsGreen, Green Business Times, Zero Waste Singapore, Low Carbon Singapore and TEDxGreen. Our network of websites provide green news and resources for our readers to make sustainable choices and live a greener life.
Adjunct Lecturer

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

April 2008 — October 2008 (7 months)

Involved in teaching Ecotourism to the Building and Environment students. Ecotourism is nature-based travel with a focus on sustainability and educating tourists on the local environment and culture.
Project Officer

National Envrionmental Agency

(Government Agency; Environmental Services industry)

July 2002 — February 2005 (2 years 8 months)

Involved in waste minimisation and recycling policies. Waste management is a challenge in land-scarce Singapore but there are also opportunities to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.

Eugene Tay’s Education

Nanyang Technological University

Master of Engineering , Environmental Engineering , 2005 — 2008

Involved in full-time research and published thesis on the ”Removal of Heavy Metals and Organic Contaminants from Soils Using Integrated Upward Electrokinetic Soil Remedial (UESR) Technology and Biological Remediation”.
National University of Singapore

Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) with Minor in Technopreneurship , Environmental Engineering , 1998 — 2002

Chose to study environmental engineering because of inspiration from Janine Benyus’s book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, which explains how we can learn from nature to come up with solutions.