PETALING JAYA: While Malaysia’s anti-littering push is shifting public awareness, environmental groups warn that a more standardised framework and tighter enforcement are critical to tackling the problem. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/28/call-for-more-uniform-enforcement-and-penalties-nationwide
GEORGE TOWN: Used lithium batteries from mobile phones, power banks and electric vehicles are piling up faster than Malaysia can recycle them. Penang Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri Sundarajoo Somu said many people still dispose of lithium batteries Read more…
PETALING JAYA: Nearly 8000 litterbugs have been caught under a new community service framework in six states, with Housing Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming pushing for the remaining states to adopt the system. Source: The Star https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/28/crackdown-nabs-8000-litterbugs-in-six-states?utm_source=dailyalert&utm_medium=email&__sta=vhg.uosvpxTFFUuzk%7CIFFQTJFI&__stm_medium=email&__stm_source=smartech
At The Foodbank Inc. in downtown Dayton, a dark pile of processed waste and wood chips sits beneath a conveyor belt. This is the finished product, recently tumbled through a cylindrical trommel screen after months spent cooling. Source: Dayton Daily Read more…
Waste management of plastics in Nepal has turned out to be the most pressing environmental issue for the nation. With increasing rates of plastic production and usage, as well as insufficient recycling infrastructure in rapidly growing urban areas like Pokhara Read more…
KUALA LUMPUR: The RM10 million matching grant programme for replacing old vehicles, introduced under the 2026 Budget, was fully utilised within just three months, according to CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd. Source: New Straits Times Read More: https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/05/1443929/rm10mil-vehicle-replacement-grant-exhausted-three-months-shows
AMPANG Jaya ratepayers will soon be able to turn recycle waste into assessment tax payment under a new initiative. Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2026/05/21/pay-assessment-with-recyclables
KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle (M) BHD is expanding its plastic waste recycling initiative, Project SAVE, in Kedah through a collaboration with the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp). Source: The Star Read More: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/05/20/nestl-expands-recycling-initiative-in-kedah-with-swcorp-partnership
The figures, analysed by Rainbow Rubbish Removals, examined accredited packaging waste data from January to March 2026 across the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Source: London Daily Read More: https://www.londondaily.news/the-everyday-recycling-mistakes-leaving-235000-tonnes-of-waste-unrecycled/
Four Mount Kenya University students invented a device to remove toxic pollutants and greenhouse gases from incinerators while converting the captured residues into useful construction materials, earning them a place in the finals of the prestigious Wege Prize. Source: University Read more…