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Recycling e-waste can ease the demand for extracting new minerals, but pollution and unsafe recovery practices pose risks to Southeast Asia’s informal recyclers. The greener solution, says CH Toh of Arkiva, is to repair and reuse our devices.
Policy & Finance
Taiwan unveils draft circular economy roadmap, eyes deeper collaboration with Southeast Asia
As Taiwan accelerates in circular industries, the test for Southeast Asia is whether the region can align with the island’s new circular economy roadmap fast enough to unlock advantages in cross-border trade.
Waste
Weak plastic reduction targets expose brands to share price declines and legal risk, study finds
Companies with stronger plastic waste management strategies showed steadier revenues and cash flow, a report by Planet Tracker finds. Litigation costs across the plastics sector could exceed US$20 billion by 2030.
Indonesia's 33 planned waste-to-energy plants could generate 20 megawatts of "green electricity" in Jakarta alone daily, the country's national economic council chairman says. But NGOs worry about pollution from the plants and the displacement of waste pickers.
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