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The region’s per-capita burden is low but its recycling laws cannot handle the sheer volume of junked phones and fridges. Globally, improperly discarded gadgets, including solar panels, add to a mounting health and environmental crisis.
Urban Institute's work will look beyond hard infrastructure to consider socio-cultural issues surrounding city living, such as inequality and the consequences of growth. Launched by SMU, it will be helmed by geographer Orlando Woods.
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Battery recyclers eyeing policy support, plugging talent gap ahead of Asia market scale-up
Electric car makers need alternative sources for battery materials, as deep-sea mining talks stall. The attention is on recycling, but the regional industry outside China is nascent. Experts say political will is needed to get the drive on.
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Cryptocurrency mining consumes more power than the entire country of Kazakhstan. What is being done to curb crypto's monster climate impact?
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
Hong Kong single-use plastic ban stirs debate over affordability of alternatives
The city's disposable tableware ban which comes into force today has spooked small retailers who fret about the … -
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
Petrochemicals lobby ‘spreading misinformation, false solutions’ as plastic treaty talks begin
Plastics lobbyists are pushing recycling as a remedy to the plastic crisis, which NGOs decry as a "false … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia
Cambodia’s reliance on microloans, long touted as a way to reduce poverty, belies concerns over debt-fuelled deforestation. -
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Berita / Manufaktur
NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado
Earthsight says Asian garment manufacturers supplying top fashion brands use cotton linked to land-grabbing in the Cerrado region. -
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Opini / Manajemen Sampah
UN Plastics Treaty: What can we learn from other international environmental agreements?
Applying lessons from the Montreal Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will forge an … -
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
How can the world use less plastic and reduce pollution?
As UN talks in Canada seek global plastics treaty, research says levels of plastic waste have become unmanageable.
