Wee Hung Yee (Jeff)

WormingUp (estd. 2015, Kuching, Sarawak)

Upon winning the 2016 Sarawak LiveWIRE programme, Jeff has pivoted his business that used to be focused on chicken farming to selling black soldier fly larvae as chicken feed to established chicken farmers.

By using black soldier fly larvae to digest organic waste, WormingUp helps the city of Kuching to dispose of compostable rubbish, without anything going to landfills. One tonne of soldier fly larvae can digest up to one tonne of organic waste in a day’s time. In addition to that, black soldier flies do not consume food in their adult phase, rendering them harmless in comparison to the common housefly.

Jeff was also crowned a LiveWIRE Global Top Ten Innovator in 2018, outdoing his entrepreneurial counterparts from the UK and Indonesia, to walk away with a winner’s package of USD20,000 and an ongoing mentorship from Shell staff. Right now, WormingUp partners with selected Shell Retail sites to collect recyclables from the community nearby.