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3 October 2018

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2 October 2018

Can smart technology make cities better place for the elderly?

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Quarry Bay in Hong Kong

Water dispensers at Wildlife Reserve's four parks have led to a 20 per cent reduction in packaged water sales, saving 13 tonnes of plastic a year. Image: WRS

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1 October 2018

Single-use plastic bags are stuffed into a grate door in Little India, Singapore. Only 6 per cent of the city-state's plastic waste was recycled last year. Image: Michael Coghlan/Flickr

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29 September 2018

Plastic trash piles on top of a rubbish bin in downtown Singapore.

28 September 2018

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Singapore uses more airconditioning per person than any country in Southeast Asia, and energy expended on ai 73 per cent more energy on cooling more by 2030, to a total of 666,748 terrajoules. Image: Eco-Business

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