Waste Management News
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Australian recycler turns old tyres into oil, hydrogenGreen Distillation Technologies tackles the waste tyre issue with emissions-free recycling technology. -
Fashion and textile firms still blind to water pollution risks, says new reportFew companies showed awareness of water pollution across all stages of their value chain, and only Swedish fast fashion firm H&M acknowledged the issue of microfiber pollution.
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In Indonesia’s coastal communities, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasiveNearly 6,700 households in the Selayar and Wakatobi island chains have relatively low knowledge about plastic and how to manage it properly, while their use of single-use plastic packaging was growing, a new study revealed. -
Researchers use pineapple leaves to extend shelf life of fruits and vegetablesThe non-toxic, biodegradable aerogel derived from pineapple leaves can also treat wastewater, absorb oil, and insulate heat and noise, say scientists from the National University of Singapore.
Waste Management Opinion
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Is China building more waste incinerators than it needs?– Several provinces may be investing too much in incineration, overlooking improvements in waste sorting and recycling. -
How to build a circular economy– The take-make-waste model is driving the climate crisis and depleting the planet of much-needed resources. Here are 3 ways to transition toward circularity. -
Trade barriers are slowing action on plastic pollution. Here’s how to fix that.– With cross-border frictions preventing economies of scale in tackling plastic pollution, facilitating trade can help the world reduce, re-use and recycle. This calls for better collaboration between governments and firms.
Waste Management Videos
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How can Singapore kick its plastic bag habit?– Singapore gets through 2 million plastic bags a day. Why do Singaporeans use so many bags, and what will it take to reduce consumption?
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
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Cutting meat, food waste and plastic: The sustainability trials of Asia's biggest healthy-eating chain
– As Singapore-based salad bar chain SaladStop! marks its 10th anniversary, co-owner Katherine Desbaillets talks to Eco-Business about phasing out meat, food waste and single-use packaging, and dealing with customers who refuse to pay 10 cents for a plastic bag. -
Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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Secret cameras expose Singapore's recycling habits– Why is Singapore's domestic recycling rate so abysmal? Little cameras were hidden in the blue bins around the country to find out how people are recycling—or not.
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