{
  "id": 3519868,
  "title": "He dropped out of school to clean longkangs. Now, his waste management biz makes S$3M a year.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/he-dropped-out-of-school-to-clean-longkangs-now-his-waste-management",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:14:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vulcan Post",
    "slug": "vulcan-post",
    "url": "https://vulcanpost.com/912897/jetters-incz-singapore-waste-management-company/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Shaik Nifael, a 37-year-old waste management entrepreneur, began his career cleaning grease traps at the age of 17. His father, a waste management company general manager with 40 years of experience, offered him two choices: return to school or work at his company. Shaik opted for the latter, as he wished to prove his worth. After failing his O-Level maths and combined science, he dropped out of Millennia Institute after the first year. Nine years later, in 2015, he launched Jetters Incz, a waste management business that now services over 500 outlets for brands like Starbucks, KFC, and Pizza Hut, generating nearly S$3 million in annual revenue.",
  "summary": "Jetterz Incz services over 500 outlets for brands like Starbucks & KFC For most 17-year-olds, a first job might mean a weekend shift at a café or retail store. For Shaik Nifael, it meant earning S$23 a day cleaning grease traps—a far cry from an easy first job. While his friends were still in school […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}