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Building these facilities is now the government's strategy to waste disposal, though some have called the move misguided. Speakers at the Kuala Lumpur premiere of Eco-Business's film 'Wasted' called for the focus to be on education instead.
Social entrepreneur Resa Boenard has set up Indonesia’s first alliance for women waste pickers, who work on Southeast Asia’s largest landfill. The group will enable women to sell recyclables directly to buyers, boosting their income from a patriarchal trade.
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Indian heatwave exposes a cooling challenge for fresh food
India's heatwave hits small vendors hardest as they cannot keep produce fresh and customers stay off the streets.
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Better refrigeration could avoid almost 2 billion tonnes of CO2 per year from food loss
More consistent refrigeration of foods as they move from one part of the supply chain to another could cut almost two billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from food loss each year, according to a new study.
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