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…
Announced Oct. 4, the new initiative will raise money to fund waste management and recycling solutions in Southeast Asia, a region that contributes greatly to the global ocean plastics problem. Supporting the effort are the Ocean Conservancy, Trash Free Seas Alliance and Closed Loop Partners. “This is a major breakthrough Read more…
A month ago, my column mentioned that Ipoh City Council had done a good job in maintaining cleanliness. However, compared with many other countries, Malaysian towns and cities are still not considered clean. There is still a dire need for Malaysians and the local authorities to make all human settlements, Read more…
Residents at Impian Villas@Mont Kiara now claim that the 1.2ha area has once again turned into an illegal dumpsite over the past few months. Now, the residents also fear that open burning will take place at the landfill. Speaking for his constituents, Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng said aside from Read more…
YANGON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — As part of its environment protection efforts, Myanmar, a signatory of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, is taking measures targeting the conservation of the eco-system in coastal areas and striving to improve water resources management in the country. Myanmar’s coastal areas of Tanintharyi, Ayeyawaddy Read more…
Villagers of Kampung Baru Kinta Valley claimed that they had not been able to celebrate Deepavali in peace since a poultry farm was set up nearby about 10 years ago.They also claimed that flies started swarming whenever chickens were being transported out of the farm – located some 500m away Read more…
BANGKOK. 27 September 2017 (NNT) – A mobile phone recycling campaign by the Pollution Control Department (PCD) has gained popularity since it was introduced in July this year. The project is a joint effort between the PCD, Chulalongkorn University, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry Read more…