Opinion / #landfill
A Malawian campaigner and scientist at the UN INC4 negotiations in Ottawa sets out four tests for the global plastic treaty.
Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business. But they depend on fossil fuel-based materials, and recycling them is particularly tricky.
As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear.
The historic treaty agreed by UN representatives in Nairobi earlier this year was in the spotlight again at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Voices from government, business and civic society are shaping the way forward.
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Sisa Kumbahan
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Sisa Kumbahan
Cashing in on the waste sorting revolution
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Gaya Hidup
Don’t waste your dog's poo—compost it
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Sisa Kumbahan
Why we're hunting for treasure—in old landfill sites
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Sisa Kumbahan
Waste management in Asia: 1 goal, 5 cities, 5 lessons
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Gaya Hidup
Time to throw away our throwaway culture
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Sisa Kumbahan
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