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A view of the N Seoul Tower in Seoul

Policy & Finance

South Korea targets 30 per cent cut in plastic waste by 2030

A new government roadmap raises levies and curbs single-use plastics, but critics say it ignores production cuts.
Microplastics_Year_End_2025

Lifestyle

Shocking places where microplastics were found in 2025

New studies reveal plastic particles infiltrating human bodies, food systems and even the planet’s most remote ecosystems.
Plastic_Recovery_Recycling_Facility

Waste

Plastic pollution is accelerating, but are governments keeping up?

Plastic waste will soar to unprecedented levels without action, as UN plastics treaty remains elusive.
Speaking at the Cities: Possibilities event in Singapore, Veolia Singapore representative Matt Stanelos

Waste

‘Reuse does not require capital’: Debate swirls over circular economy investor preference for recycling

Reuse is a behaviour – and does not require investment, a waste expert said at the Cities: Possibilities event in Singapore. Others suggested that capital is needed to support reuse and refill systems in the fight against waste and pollution.

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21 October 2025

Ming Fai International Holdings_cosmetics

Lifestyle

RSPO sees uptick in share of certified sustainable palm oil consumption in China to 11.7%; projects consistent growth

9 October 2025

Landfill Wasted EB

Waste

Convenient infrastructure, consistent collection key to strengthening Malaysia's EPR model: experts

19 August 2025

The Sustainability Youth Festival_Main pic

Lifestyle

In pictures: The Sustainability Youth Festival – championing Singapore’s next generation of sustainability leaders

30 July 2025

A log yard at Asia Pulp & Paper's OKI mill in South Sumatra

Corporate Responsibility

Forest Stewardship Council lifts suspension of Asia Pulp & Paper harms remedy process

INC5.2 memorandum handover

Waste

INC-5.2 an opportunity for Malaysia to lead Asean in global plastics treaty talks, say parliamentarians

16 July 2025

Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, chief corporate officer, Daya Selaras Group

Waste

'We need people to realise that waste has value': Cynthia Wijaya on Indonesian packaging firm's circularity pivot

11 July 2025

Kim Carstensen, former FSC director general

Food & Agriculture

Paper giant APRIL hires former FSC chief Kim Carstensen, eyes recertification

25 June 2025

Nanette Medved-Po landscape format

Waste

Philippine firms cutting plastics show that polluter-pays laws work in Global South: Nanette Medved-Po

10 March 2025

INC-5 talks in Busan

Waste

Expectations for plastics treaty rise as date set for resumed talks

24 February 2025

Refill system for soap in the Philippines

Waste

Redesign, reuse, refill: Experts call for upstream solutions to be prioritised to end plastic pollution

18 December 2024

CSIRO_solar panel

Carbon & Climate

Sustainability innovations that made headlines in 2024

11 December 2024

New leadership at Zero Waste SG

Waste

Zero Waste SG appoints new leadership

28 November 2024

Indigenous People’s Forum on Plastics

Waste

'Break free from brackets': Officials urge plastics treaty talks to move past discussion into legal text

5 September 2024

Plastic bottles

Waste

Singapore climate group calls for pollution tax and production cuts ahead of crucial plastic treaty negotiations

16 August 2024

The advertisement for McDonald's garlic chilli sauce "celebrates waste"

Waste

McDonald's Singapore campaign spotlighting sachet giveaways triggers complaint for messaging on waste

24 July 2024

Eco-Business Wasted KL 02

Waste

Waste-to-energy plants should be last resort for Malaysia: Penang Green Council rep

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