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…
Millions of people will wheel recycling bins to their curbs this Earth Day, and many will feel a warm glow for doing their part to help the planet. Being a diligent recycler seems like a simple way to do our part in minimizing destructive waste. But recycling isn’t as green Read more…
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): From April 2025, bottled and canned drinks will cost 10 cents more, but shoppers will get the deposit back once they return the empty cans and plastic bottles for recycling. About 400 supermarkets – those larger than 200sq m – will house return points, Read more…
SINGAPORE – Environmentalists and green groups are perplexed by a recent social experiment by the National Environment Agency (NEA) which seemed to generate more waste while raising awareness about the impact of disposable ware on the environment. Last Saturday, a coffee booth doubling as a giant installation was set up Read more…
WASHINGTON: Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out today that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as “fiction.” Titled Circular Claims Fall Flat Again, the study found that of the 51 million tonnes of plastic waste generated Read more…
In the move towards green growth and a resource efficient economy, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is increasingly being recognised as an effective waste management policy. As municipal recycling costs have burgeoned, EPR as a concept introduced the idea of producers taking responsibility for the collection, recovery and disposal of their Read more…
In coming years, seaweed may revolutionise the packaging industry as we know it. Researchers and scientists in Norway and Indonesia have taken big strides with regards to developing seaweed-based packaging, eschewing the need for plastic. Nory Mulyono, head of the Food Technology Department at the Atma Jaya Catholic University of Read more…