Press Releases / #plastic
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
DENR integrates informal waste workers in solid waste management chain
Recognising the vital role of informal waste workers in waste collection and management, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) is undertaking activities to formally …
United Nations Environment Programme
Resumed fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Geneva
The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding …
Skechers Sundown Festival
Sundown Festival launches Southeast Asia’s first music climate action pledge in partnership with Bye Bye Plastic Foundation
Singapore, 4 July 2025 - Today, Singapore makes history with the official launch of the Music Climate Action …
Landmark partnership between the City of Lisbon, TOMRA and the Portuguese hospitality association AHRESP aims to cut litter …
All #plastic Press Releases
25 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
29 April 2025
24 February 2025
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
GAIA calls for greater accountability, inclusiveness, transparency in Plastics Treaty Process
4 February 2025
World Economic Forum
25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution
13 December 2024
13 November 2024
Diversey, a Solenis Company
Diversey, a Solenis Company and NatureLoop sign MOU to upcycle single-use plastic waste
6 August 2024
UNDP Malaysia
UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge
26 July 2024
22 July 2024
Plastics Industry Development Center
Creative stationery made from recycled marine waste to awaken environmental sustainability
15 May 2024
3 May 2024
Diversey - A Solenis Company
Diversey, Thailand’s hotel housekeepers push for more sustainable practices
11 April 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
13 February 2024
15 January 2024
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DENR, UNDP highlight potential of circular economy to accelerate climate targets
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Berita / Bandar-bandar
Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in … -
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Pendapat / Bandar-bandar
Can Singapore’s secondary forests play a role in its climate adaptation plan?
Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
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Berita / Makanan & Pertanian
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
