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Journal and Press
Oct 11, 20241 min read
The Smart Local: This 26-Year-Old CEO Turns Your Trash Into Clay
In this episode of Extraordinary People, we meet a pioneer in sustainable building materials, Jodie Monteiro, to learn new ways to...
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Jan 16, 20242 min read
We found a home!
The journey of finding our new home, Clayground (Ferticlay studios), was a long and arduous one to say the least. For first-time hardware...
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Oct 16, 20231 min read
FEMALE Singapore: In Singapore, Four Young Female Environmental Activists Making Their Voices Heard
Started by Monteiro, 25, and her business partner Ong Kok Chung in 2021, Ferticlay follows the principles of a circular economy and uses...
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Jan 13, 20231 min read
WWF #WeGotThis: Driving Sustainable Change
"I discovered many different facets of sustainability through #WeGotThis, from the engaging talks with subject matter experts,...
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May 15, 20221 min read
Straits Times: Social entrepreneurs banking on alternative clay to hit pay dirt
When interior design graduate Jodie Monteiro, 24, set out to create a more sustainable alternative to clay, she did not imagine she would...
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Apr 29, 20221 min read
A quick pitch.
Ferticlay is a new alternative clay product that is made out of 100% waste materials, combining waste clay and unavoidable food waste....
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Mar 20, 20221 min read
Lianhe Zaobao: Entrepreneurship Before Graduation
Jodie shared that founding Ferticlay was a brand new experience. "It can be daunting to embark on the journey of an entrepreneur. I had...
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Feb 8, 20223 min read
The creation of Ferticlay.
It's becoming increasingly apparent nowadays how young people value easy and instant products and services that aren't detrimental to the...
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