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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.
Multinational consumer goods brands have gone cold on recycled plastic – now priced higher than virgin – and look likely to miss their 2025 recycling targets. Recyclers in Asia are suffering as a result, particularly waste pickers at the vulnerable end of the value chain.
The prevalence of a "sachet economy" is stretching waste management capabilities in the country. Lawmakers are suggesting an amendment of the current Extended Producer Responsibility Act to expand its coverage to include medium-sized firms.
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Deep-sea mining not essential for the energy transition, say activists as extraction talks stall
Industrial-scale deep-sea mining has not been green-lit after negotiations over the rules for extraction stalled. A new study finds that repairing the seabed after mining it could cost up to US$5.7 million per square kilometre.
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
Hong Kong single-use plastic ban stirs debate over affordability of alternatives
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
Petrochemicals lobby ‘spreading misinformation, false solutions’ as plastic treaty talks begin
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
How microloans exacerbate deforestation in Cambodia
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Berita / Manufaktur
NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado
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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
Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut plastic production: UN treaty participant
The Philippines' environment agency wants to be part of a group that supports plastic production cuts, but the …
