Scientists in Hong Kong have developed new technology that enables polyester to be harvested from unwanted textiles and recycled into new clothes. The technology was invented by the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), and currently works for cotton-polyester blended fabrics, the institute announced last month. Using Read more…
Indonesia remains clueless as to how to treat its omnipresent e-waste. Many Indonesians reuse their old/broken devices for different purposes, others sell them to scavengers, and only a small number have begun to submit theirs to the authorities for proper management and disposal – a breakthrough campaign initiated by the Read more…
In 2016, France became the first country to ban plastic plates and cutlery to fight climate change. Earlier this month, Sri Lanka banned all plastic bags and disposable products after a garbage crisis that generated 300 deaths. Myanmar is, unfortunately, not excluded from the trash-affected route – and suffers from Read more…
‘It’s fun. I’ve learned a lot from this,” shared Janine Rose Ruado, 21, of Aroma, Tondo, Manila, about the coastal cleanup organized by Greenpeace Philippines on Freedom Island in Parañaque City. Back home, she said, garbage is a common sight and their community is exposed to the ills of garbage Read more…
Landfilling is a very popular method of household waste disposal mainly because it is “cheap”, compared to an incinerator plant, in which the government would have to pay a significantly higher “service fee” for treating the waste. In comparison to Europe, it is expensive to dispose of waste into a Read more…