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13 May 2020

Antartica meltwater drains into oceans

Waste

Plastic waste now litters Antarctic shore

7 May 2020

plastic pollution Little Andaman in the Indian Ocean

Waste

Are microplastics ending up in biodiversity hotspots in the ocean?

tortoise eats plastic bag

Waste

How satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the ocean

4 May 2020

RITM waste disposal

Waste

ADB: Coronavirus could leave major Southeast Asian cities with 1,000 extra tonnes of medical waste per day

28 April 2020

Navneet Kaur, founder and chief executive of earth-friendly skincare brand Yours

Manufacturing

How I got here... Yours founder Navneet Kaur

25 April 2020

HKRITA G2G system

Lifestyle

Bursting at the seams: Can a reverse supply chain save the world from fashion waste?

22 April 2020

Ricoh EAD dialogue, rooftop solar

Energy

Companies race to net zero

A woman with her baby at a bus stop in Delhi. Women in developing countries are being hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Image: rajput/​SOPA Images/​Shutterstock

Carbon & Climate

How the coronavirus pandemic is changing people and our planet

21 April 2020

Now some residents in northern India say they can see the snow-capped Himalayas 200 kilometres away for the first time in 30 years.

Carbon & Climate

Delhi, Mumbai, Seoul and Wuhan see record-breaking clear skies as Covid-19 lockdowns subdue air pollution

20 April 2020

coveralls made from eco-bag material

Waste

Eco-friendly gear: Southeast Asia finds ways to minimise waste during coronavirus outbreak

9 April 2020

Women from the village of Mitho Goth in Pakistan. Image: Fariha Fatima/Eco-Business

Water

Open defecation: How are 22 million Pakistanis living without basic sanitation?

6 April 2020

Aveda products, promoted as using post-consumer recycled plastic.

Waste

Coronavirus-induced oil price plunge is hurting the circular economy for plastic

30 March 2020

china coal plant in the afternoon

Carbon & Climate

Asia Pacific faring poorly on SDGs, marching backwards for two goals—UN

25 March 2020

seaweed farming indonesia

Waste

Seaweed over plastic: Indonesia's race towards sustainable packaging

24 March 2020

plastic trash ocean philippines

Waste

Will Coke's new recycling facility help ease the Philippines' plastic woes?

19 March 2020

sea turtle thailand

Waste

Sea turtles might be eating plastic because it smells like food—study

18 March 2020

the interceptor polluter river

Waste

Will this solar-powered device clean the world's most polluted rivers?

Speaker made from “non-recyclable” plastic waste

Policy & Finance

What does the EU circular economy plan mean for China?

13 March 2020

A beach clean up in Indonesia. Companies pay to have beaches cleaned to offset the plastic they cannot eliminate from their operations. Image: Seven Clean Seas

Waste

What is plastic offsetting? And can it really help to fight the plastic crisis?

11 March 2020

A beach covered in oily clumps in Bintan, Indonesia.

Transport

Southeast Asia is the world's bilge dumping hotspot—what can be done to stop ships discharging waste oil?

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