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ISWA Beacon Conference on Circular Economy & Resource Management ABOUT THE CONFERENCE The theme for WMAM’s 2nd ISWA Beacon Conference in Kuala Lumpur: “Circular Economy & Resource Management” could not have come at a better time. The recently released ISWA study titled “Global Waste Management Outlook” presented several daunting facts, but also provided viable Read more…
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Recycling for Earth and cash A woman sorting different types of paper at a paper-packing factory in Taman Bukit Maluri Industrial Park. -Photos by Grace Chen THERE IS money to be made in recycling, but most people who do it are not motivated by ringgit and sen.Singer and actress Sasha Read more…
6TH ASIA-PACIFIC URBAN FORUM (APUF-6), JAKARTA, INDONESIA During the Sixth Asia Pacific Urban Forum Conference, on 19 October a parallel session was organized by UN ESCAP, Waste Concern and ISWA. The session brought together delegates and representatives form various sectors to discuss the topic ‘Valuing Waste, Transforming Cities: Promoting waste-to-resource Read more…
Spreading green message through videos and shots A group photo of the winners of the Panasonic Kid Witness News (KWN) and Eco Picture Diary 2015 National contests.2 Mohd Anuar (centre) and Gorbachan (third from right) presenting the grand prize to KWN 2015 National contest champion SMK King George V, Read more…
Discarded wooden pallets turned into household items Marini with a coffee table and benches made of wooden pallets at her home in Seremban. WOODEN pallets discarded outside warehouses are a common sight and no one would Read more…
“The formation of the Alliance is a step in the right direction. It can help raise the standards of waste management,” says Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Ministry Dr Amy Khor who witnessed the signing. SINGAPORE: To boost efforts for greater sustainability in Southeast Asia’s waste Read more…
6 waste management associations ink MoU to boost efforts in Southeast Asia “The formation of the Alliance is a step in the right direction. It can help raise the standards of waste management,”says Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Ministry Dr Amy Khor who witnessed the signing. SINGAPORE: To Read more…
THE concept of reducing, reusing and recycling has been drummed into us since childhood by television jingles and schoolteachers. But for the most part, the cause and effects of indiscriminate waste dumping seems largely unheeded in our day-to-day practices, leading to a rise in dengue cases and pests. The Read more…
