MANILA: Long one of the world’s top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies to pay for waste solutions will help clean up its act. Last year, its “Extended Producer Responsibility” statute came into force — the first in Southeast Asia to impose penalties Read more…
Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Indonesia announced the launch of the Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management and Partnership (USAID SELARAS). Both Indonesia and the United States have a vested interest in addressing waste management, which poses significant health and environmental risks, including Read more…
A report by the International Pollutants Elimination Network shows how recycled plastic contains hazardous material, threatening to make us more susceptible to serious health problems Read More at https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-recycling-cannot-solve-worlds-plastic-pollution-problem-2533164-2024-04-29?utm_source=washare&utm_medium=socialicons&utm_campaign=shareurltracking
GENEVA: Around 62 million tonnes of old or unwanted gadgets were thrown out in 2023, enough to circle the Earth in 40-tonne trucks packed full and parked bumper-to-bumper. The volume of so-called ewaste, which includes mobile phones, TVs and vapes, is “rising five times faster than documented recycling,” according to the Read more…
MARCH 18 — Food waste has been a long-standing issue in Malaysia. According to a report, we are wasting approximately 16,720 tonnes of food daily, which accounts for 44% of the total waste. All this food waste will all end up in the landfill, where it will slowly decompose, releasing harmful Read more…
CNA attached 12 trackers on recyclable items and placed them in blue bins around Singapore to see where they ended up. Read More at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/focus-where-do-recyclables-you-place-blue-bins-end-4171776?cid=FBcna
DUBAI, Dec 3 — Nearly 120 nations pledged to triple the world’s renewable energy within seven years at UN climate talks Saturday as the United States pushed to crank up nuclear capacity and slash methane emissions. With smoggy skies in Dubai highlighting the challenges facing the world, leaders at the Read more…
The company has filed for voluntary liquidation and about 70 employees are affected globally, Eco-Business understands. Archwey launched a global head office in Singapore last July, declaring it would “rid the world of virgin plastic”.Archwey, an engineering group that makes alternatives to single-use plastic products and which just launched global Read more…
In Malaysia, developers and contractors in the construction industry still use the traditional methods practised by their predecessors. Many are still using site mix cement mortar in construction, and this is common in every construction site you visit. It is not surprising that site mix cement mortar has contributed to Read more…
The Malaysian government also doubled its targeted renewable energy capacity by 2050 and announced that it will allow for the development of self-contained renewable energy systems. More details are to be announced. The Malaysian government has lifted its ban on renewable energy exports, a much-anticipated move that experts say will Read more…