With the mounds of garbage lying uncollected in many urban areas, imagine what would happen if county governments could manage it better at the tap of a button. Sounds far-fetched? Not really, because 23-year-old Abraham Mwaura, a fourth-year student at Read more…
THE Kuala Lumpur Tak Nak Incinerator (KTI) Action committee is considering a peaceful protest if the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at Taman Beringin, Kuala Lumpur project is approved. They will even consider taking legal action should the said project goes Read more…
PUTRAJAYA: The government will immediately cancel the approved permits (AP) of companies which failed to comply with regulations on the importation of plastic wastes, said Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar. He said the move Read more…
Experts at the recent Beyond Plastic Pollution in Sydney, Australia, shared numerous solutions to tackle one of the most intractable environmental challenges today: Marine plastic litter. Here are the five most inspiring ideas. Almost all of the world’s newly-manufactured plastic Read more…
Cigarette butts — used cigarette filters — are a lingering pollution hazard because they mainly contain cellulose acetate which is non-biodegradable. However, the cellulose acetate makes them an attractive starting material for valorisation to porous carbons. Such valorization is in Read more…
The latest effort sees Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry (KeTTHA) and Sirim Bhd introducing a system to turn food scrap into biogas to generate electricity. It also presents Sirim’s new line of biodegradable packaging as a solution to the Read more…
THE Selangor government will build an Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) facility next to the Jeram sanitary landfill in Kuala Selangor.Selangor Local Government, New Village Development and Legalising of Factories Committee chairman Ean Yong Hian Wah said the plan was Read more…
Plastic pollution is arguably one of the most pressing environmental issues today, with an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic entering the oceans each year, and researchers predicting that there will be more plastic than fish in the sea by Read more…
TEMPO.CO, Gunung Kidul – Indonesian Government is committed to reduce plastic waste from the ocean to achieve the goal to be the world’s maritime center. “The impact of plastic waste in Indonesian seas is devastating,” Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs Read more…
Mumbai. India should use its biggest investment in road construction to make its roads safer and build them cheaper with a home-grown technology that salvages plastic waste, analysts said. “Plastic roads will not only withstand future monsoon damage but will Read more…