Indonesia remains clueless as to how to treat its omnipresent e-waste. Many Indonesians reuse their old/broken devices for different purposes, others sell them to scavengers, and only a small number have begun to submit theirs to the authorities for proper management and disposal – a breakthrough campaign initiated by the Read more…
In 2016, France became the first country to ban plastic plates and cutlery to fight climate change. Earlier this month, Sri Lanka banned all plastic bags and disposable products after a garbage crisis that generated 300 deaths. Myanmar is, unfortunately, not excluded from the trash-affected route – and suffers from Read more…
‘It’s fun. I’ve learned a lot from this,” shared Janine Rose Ruado, 21, of Aroma, Tondo, Manila, about the coastal cleanup organized by Greenpeace Philippines on Freedom Island in Parañaque City. Back home, she said, garbage is a common sight and their community is exposed to the ills of garbage Read more…
SINGAPORE – A different breed of vending machine is set to make a resurgence here – rather than dispensing drinks, it is hungry for empty drink cans and plastic bottles. This “reverse vending machine” swallows such offerings and, in return, spits out money or coupons that can be used for Read more…
Using two kayaks made from re-purposed plastic bottles, two brothers paddledwhat has been called the most polluted river in the world. Gary and Sam Bencheghib made the nearly 200-mile journey down the Citarum River in Indonesia to raise awareness and document the extensive ecological devastation. The Citarum River is 40 miles east of Jakerta, Read more…
MANILA, Philippines – Global food and beverage giant Nestle vowed on Tuesday, September 26, to address allegations by Greenpeace that it was polluting the world’s oceans with cheap plastic packaging for its Philippine products. In a report released in Manila last week, the environmental group tagged the Philippines as the Read more…
SINGAPORE – Grand Hyatt, a hotel near Orchard Road, has saved $100,000 a year, just by managing its waste. Instead of throwing food waste into the bin, the hotel staff transfer them into a machine known as the Biomax Thermophilic Digester. This technology recycles food waste such as vegetable, poultry, Read more…
THE Davao City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) is urged to strictly segregate the solid wastes being collected from every village for the efficient operation of the sanitary landfill in New Carmen Village, Tugbok District, while waiting for the establishment of a new sanitary dumpsite in the city. Alnulfo Read more…
Late last month, the National Environment Management Agency (Nema) slapped a ban on the use of polythene bags — those one-time-use bags known in Thai as toong gobgaeb. With the ban that took effect after a six-month grace period, Nema put in place harsh and extreme measures to enforce it Read more…
JAKARTA – Indonesia comes into the world’s spotlight on waste disposal. Indonesia is currently the second country in the world to produce waste and pollute the environment and even the oceans. Therefore, the problem of waste in Indonesia is an important concern for the government. Although, during the time waste Read more…