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…
Kota Kinabalu: Community-led environ-mental work can lift some of the country’s most marginalised people out of poverty by turning plastic waste into jobs, infrastructure and tourism opportunities, according to environmentalist Michelle de la Harpe. Source: Daily Express Read More: https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/280905/turning-pulau-gaya-plastic-waste-into-eco-bricks/
SOUTHEAST Asia could unlock its next major industrial and trade opportunity by treating waste as a strategic resource and building integrated regional recycling supply chains similar to the region’s electronics manufacturing networks, according to sustainability investors and circular economy advocates. Read more…
JAKARTA – Ms Indah Gryanti, a resident of Gianyar regency in Bali, said she is now often faced with stacks of uncollected residual waste, as garbage trucks come irregularly. Source: Straits Times Read More: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/tourism-worsens-bali-waste-crisis