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Bangladesh has become a net importer of e-waste despite being a signatory to the Basel Convention and having its own national e-waste rules in place.
Health authorities in Thailand have found arsenic in two people living near the Kok River. Heavy metals have also been found in the water and fish of Kok and other rivers.
Inspectors at Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port found hundreds of individual containers of mercury hidden in carpets in a shipment bound for the Philippines in late April.
Indonesia’s environment ministry has reapproved a controversial zinc and lead mine in North Sumatra, less than a year after the Supreme Court forced it to revoke the project’s earlier environmental approval over disaster-risk concerns.
#hazardous waste Pendapat
The rapid uptake of alternative fuels in shipping is outpacing international liability regimes – leaving gaps in protection against spills and accidents.
The UN should hold a vote in Geneva if countries try to water down plastic pollution deal.
Polisi & Kewangan
Securing critical minerals a must for India’s clean energy ambitions
India’s journey toward mineral self-reliance hinges on strengthening domestic capabilities and forging strategic global partnerships.
Sisa Kumbahan
How Fukushima wastewater will disrupt seafood trade
Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean.
#hazardous waste Video
The impact documentary exploring Asia's mounting waste crisis – and its solutions – is now streaming exclusively for Eco-Business subscribers.
Microfibre pollution is a growing problem around the world. What's a concerned citizen to do?
Where do your coffee cups, clothes and household appliances go to die? New documentary Trash Trail traces the afterlife of consumer goods in Singapore to reveal surprising findings.
Traditional landowners say a plan to store radioactive waste near sacred Aboriginal sites is a desecration of their heritage.
#hazardous waste Audio
Sisa Kumbahan
We don’t need a plastics treaty for nations to enact polluter-pays laws now: Doug Woodring
The head of waste management non-profit Ocean Recovery Alliance tells the EB Podcast that recycled content mandates will drive the circular economy better than caps on virgin plastic production. Brands should be pressured more than petrochemical producers to phase out unnecessary plastics, he says.
#hazardous waste Siaran Akhbar
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
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