Japanese fans clean up stadium Japan on Tuesday, June 19, became the first Asian side ever to beat a South American team at the World Cup. The Blue Samurai downed Colombia 2-1, as the South Americans played with a man down for 86 minutes in Saransk, Russia. Read More
TWO banana leaf restaurants and a Chinese kopitiam in Seksyen 5 Petaling Jaya were ordered to close operations for being dirty in a morning raid by Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) health officers. The three eateries – Restoran Gasing, Raju’s restaurant and Sri Paandi restaurant – are all located in Read more…
With China’s decision to stop taking in the world’s plastic waste and recyclables, countries like Singapore will have to consider the limitations and alternatives to plastic recycling. SINGAPORE: If you think putting your plastic waste into the blue bin means it will automatically be recycled, think again. Read More
ISWA is excited to announce that the ISWA Video Award 2018 is open for submissions. The theme of the contest is “What happens to my waste?”. Entries shall explore this theme and waste in general as one of the major global problems of our society in an original, creative manner. Whether documentary, Read more…
2018 MIECF, organised by the Macao government and supported by the Central Government of China, will be held on 12 to 14 April 2018 with the main theme in “Shaping of Eco-Cities for Inclusive Green Economy”. The green collaboration opportunities within the “Belt and Road” Region, Mainland China, Greater Bay Area and Europe would be Read more…
JAKARTA – Officials from the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs, the World Bank, Norway and Denmark met on Tuesday (30/01) to initiate efforts to tackle an alarming increase in ocean pollution in Indonesian waters. Read More
KUALA LUMPUR: When Seah Kian Hoe was just 10 years old, he would jump on the back of his parent’s small truck during school holidays and help them collect scrap, going door-to-door around neighbourhoods in the southern state of Johor. Read More
SINGAPORE – A recycling initiative is hoping to turn trash into cash for charity, by donating funds raised from recycling electronic waste to help needy students. Read More
BRUSSELS: EU regulators are searching for ways to increase recycling of plastic, as waste piles up in ports after China banned imports of “foreign garbage” from the start of 2018. Read More
HAVE you seen rubbish or cigarette butts thrown of a car window? Or worse still, have you had the misfortune of rubbish tossed out of a high-rise building landing on you? I was at an assignment at a PPR flat in Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, when a “projectile” landed just Read more…