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Singapore rolls out more than 1,000 reverse vending machines ahead of deposit return launch
The city's Beverage Container Return Scheme goes live on 1 April. BCRS is targeting a 60 per cent return rate this year, rising to 80 per cent by 2029.
The plastics boom is being driven by fossil fuel and petrochemical giants banking on rising production of packaging, including for ready meals, found a new Greenpeace report, as governments negotiate informal talks for the United Nations Global Plastics Treaty this week.
The position had been vacant for four months amid a deadlock in negotiations for the treaty to curb global plastic pollution.
Sisa Kumbahan
Could voting break the plastics treaty deadlock?
Disputes over voting rules have allowed a small group of countries to block ambition – stalling a global treaty to curb plastic production and pollution.
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Singapore logs hottest, wettest months ever in 2025, as Earth’s climate balance slips
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Berita / Tenaga
Asean could meet new power needs with solar at US$67 billion, as gas prices surge: study
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Berita / Tenaga
Philippines declares ‘national energy emergency’ amid Iran war as it boosts coal output
Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, Jr made the declaration to empower officials to crack down on fuel hoarding and … -
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Berita / Makanan & Pertanian
Methane is a blind spot in Asian supermarkets’ climate strategies, study finds
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Pendapat / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat
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