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The clean-tech engineer will build an end-to-end process to repurpose and sell used battery packs, and create second-life energy storage systems for non-automotive applications.
Waste
Some plastics should just be binned in Singapore: Getting recycling right with a veteran advocate
Amid the Chinese New Year festivities, Eco-Business speaks to Robin Rheaume, who leads a local online community for reducing waste, and is an administrator of a new website for all the ways to declutter sustainably in Singapore.
Indian government think-tank NITI Aayog has now proposed a 'battery as a service' model to promote electric vehicles in the country.
Waste
Filipinos are most fond of secondhand stuff in Southeast Asia—but not for environmental reasons
In a survey by online marketplace Carousell, 92 per cent of respondents from the Philippines said they bought secondhand items, but because of affordability. Hong Kong and Singapore ranked highest for choosing pre-loved items because they're more sustainable.
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