Waste Management News
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We need to mine deep-sea metals to power the energy transition: DeepGreen CEO Gerard BarronEnvironmentalists say mining the deep sea will irreparably damage nature's last frontier. The man leading one of the world's biggest deep sea mining companies argues it is needed in the fight against climate change. -
Green products startup Bizsu hires Dr Snigdha Sharma as sustainability advisorThe French firm that opened in Singapore last year brings the engineer on board as environment and sustainability advisor.
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Uneven efforts by world’s top waste exporters to reduce and recover waste, new study showsSoutheast Asia
Uneven efforts by world’s top waste exporters to reduce and recover waste, new study shows
Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom have been able to stem the tide of plastic at home, found a study by a UK-based packaging retailer. But have their waste exports to developing countries skewed the picture? -
How Singapore’s biggest supermarket player plans to unpack the packaging waste issueFairPrice Group will explore ways to reduce packaging waste while ensuring product safety and quality, says its group chief executive.
Waste Management Opinion
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Here's how we can eradicate plastic pollution by 2040– The business-as-usual approach to plastic pollution isn’t working. In the midst of a pandemic, Indonesia leads with ambitious plans to reduce plastic waste and pollution. -
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.
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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