Small-scale farmers who underpin Thailand’s lucrative natural rubber industry are under pressure to prepare for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), due to take effect at the end of the year.
A new study analysed thousands of shoreline litter surveys and other data from more than 100 countries to produce the first global index of macroplastic pollution by type.
In a bid to control the excessive use of plastic bottles, Sri Lanka banned single-use plastic water bottles at government institutions effective 31 May and recently introduced a mandatory fee for polyethylene shopping bags to discourage their use.
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Singapore-based circular clothing enterprise Cloop said it does not want to encourage dumping of cheap, disposable clothing that cannot be resold.