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Sisa Kumbahan

Plastic accounting masks chemical recycling harms, critics say

As scientists and dozens of nations call for major reductions in plastic production, the plastics industry continues to push pyrolysis — dubbed chemical or advanced recycling — as a primary solution to the global plastic waste crisis.
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Karbon & Cuaca

Countries’ climate plans point to 2.6°C as 1.5°C limit set to be breached: UN

Countries’ climate plans deliver at most a third of the emissions cuts needed by 2035, and every five years of emissions at current levels raises peak warming by around 0.1°C, the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report finds.
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Sisa Kumbahan

South Korea’s food waste rethink began with citizens demanding change

The Korean Zero Waste Movement Network has spent four decades mobilising citizens, government and businesses to prevent, separate and recycle food waste across South Korea, work that has earned it a place among the 2026 Earthshot Prize finalists.
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Gaya Hidup

Singapore’s sustainability challenge is no longer awareness, but action

Studio EB Moving Singaporeans from sustainability awareness to action will require more than information, says Singlife’s Head of Sustainability, Chia Ko Wen, who highlights the need to make sustainable choices easier, more affordable and more relevant to people’s everyday lives.

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2 September 2026

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Polisi & Kewangan

Buying green can drive China’s climate action

24 Ogos 2026

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Pembuatan

Carbon crossroads: Can Indonesia cut plastic waste and grow its petrochemical industry?

31 Julai 2026

UCFS MY 2026 breakout session

Sisa Kumbahan

Malaysia’s EPR rollout must move beyond voluntary action to create a level playing field, says expert

27 Julai 2026

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Makanan & Pertanian

Vietnam's coffee boom rooted in decades of deforestation: report

24 Jun 2026

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Pembuatan

EU deforestation rules push Thai rubber farmers to seek support

23 Jun 2026

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Sisa Kumbahan

Plastic food packaging is the biggest source of coastal litter, study finds

15 Jun 2026

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Sisa Kumbahan

Sri Lanka moves to curb plastic waste with bottle ban and bag fees

22 Mei 2026

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Sisa Kumbahan

Circular textiles startup refuses clothing 'donations' from ultra fast-fashion brand

15 Mei 2026

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Gaya Hidup

Industry lobbying pushes EU to drop leather from deforestation law

11 Mei 2026

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Gaya Hidup

Extreme heat reshapes travel in Asia, nearly half of travellers changing plans: survey

7 Mei 2026

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Bandar-bandar

Mumbai fishers raise alarm over plight of 45,000 mangroves

30 April 2026

Malaysians are effectively paying twice  for poor waste management through  taxes and hidden costs such as pollution and health risks, a researcher has said.

Sisa Kumbahan

Malaysians paying twice for poor waste management, researcher says

27 April 2026

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Sisa Kumbahan

Crocs launches takeback programme in Singapore

20 April 2026

The greenshouting framework guides companies through sustainability comms

CSR

Silence is a climate risk – brands urged to trumpet sustainability progress by ‘greenshouting’

20 Mac 2026

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Sisa Kumbahan

Singapore rolls out more than 1,000 reverse vending machines ahead of deposit return launch

13 Mac 2026

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Sisa Kumbahan

Pakistan plans plastic reform: Its informal recyclers hold the key

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