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 Read more…
Malaysians still have a lot to learn about solid waste management. FROM Oct 22 to Oct 24, an important world event, which took place at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, almost went unnoticed by the general public. The event was the Read more…
Human activity has increased with the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, resulting in pollution levels at rivers rising to alarming levels. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Faculty of Science and Marine Environment associate professor Dr Ong Meng Chuan said Environment Department figures show Read more…
The Penang Environment Department (DOE) has issued an Equipment Operation Detention order to a facility that was recycling batteries illegally at Ara Kuda here. State DOE director Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab said the facility, a former plastic manufacturing factory, was Read more…
ONLINE COURSE DESCRIPTION IEMA – FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (3 DAYS) 18 sessions covering a wide range of environmental, sustainability and governance principles. Provide learners in understanding the full-scope of the sustainability agenda, required management tools and skills needed Read more…
We are delighted to invite you to our Organic Waste-to-Energy Solutions for Solids & Liquids webinar, taking place online on June 8-9, 2022. The webinar will cover pre-treatment technology, processes to convert the organic waste to energy with co-digestion possibilities, 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 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 Read more…
