Now that China has shut its borders to international recycling imports, it could be time for countries to take responsibility for their own trash, said experts at a recent waste management event in Singapore last week. Dr Chindarat Taylor, vice president of the Solid Waste Association of Thailand, said that Read more…
Just a decade ago, Kendari was among the filthiest cities in Indonesia. Bins overflowed with bags of mouldy rice, rotting food scraps and plastic bottles. Reeking garbage was burned or left uncollected on the streets for weeks, attracting flies and roaches. But today, the city of half a million people Read more…
The five-year project commenced last year with aid from a $100 million World Bank loan. Benefits of the project include providing water resource information for inclusive decision- making affecting people living by the river and supporting the development of water-related organisations, laws and procedures. “After project design and calling for Read more…
RUBBISH piling up near Jalan Othman in Petaling Jaya is worsening, said a resident. The resident said the increasing volume of rubbish had attracted rodents and cockroaches. “Even with on-time rubbish collection, it does not solve the problem as residents in this area accumulate rubbish quickly. “Until the next collection, Read more…
Two years after ISWA’s Report “Wasted Health: The tragic case of dumpsites” that described the linkages between the world’s dumpsites and human health, a new landmark report that was published recently by the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health reveals that pollution kills at least nine million people and costs trillions of dollars every year. This Read more…
CLEAN-tech company Syn Dynamics Australia has partnered with Papua New Guinea’s Total Waste Management to develop its first commercial scale plant to turn hazardous carbon-based waste materials into a high-value synthetic gas known as syngas. Having now been incorporated, the 50-50 JV plans to install and operate the waste treatment Read more…
AT FIRST glance it’s a touching moment. A newborn nursed by its mum in the garden of her home. But there are no trees in this backyard, no well-kept lawn. Instead, the mum squats surrounded by mountains of filthy plastic rubbish. Soiled food packages, plastic crates and even blood bags Read more…
Smoking will soon be banned on 20 popular tourist beaches found to be constantly littered with huge numbers of discarded cigarette butts, according to the chief of marine and coastal resources. The move comes ahead of an international conference on sea waste in Phuket later this month, Thai media reported. Read more…
OCTOBER 13 — The importance of freshwater supply and safely-treated wastewater return must be exaggerated and over emphasised in Malaysia especially in urban areas. Despite being blessed with abundance of rainfall, water must be managed efficiently to ensure its sustainability and also to cater to demands for the generations to Read more…
Evoware is an Indonesia-based startup behind a new kind of packaging that is perfectly good to eat – but which also naturally biodegrades if you do not want to snack on it once your meal is over. Christian’s home country is second on the list of countries that create the Read more…