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Move brings 18 toy categories under extended producer responsibility rules as Seoul steps up efforts to cut plastic wastes.
Seoul expects more than 2,200 tonnes of plastic savings a year as QR-code packaging becomes standard.
Waste
Japan’s Yokohama widens rollout of food waste vending machines as Tokyo pushes to curb emissions
New station units offer unsold bakery items at reduced prices, part of Yokohama’s growing push to divert food waste under Japan’s climate goals.
Policy & Finance
Philippines gets $500 million in blue economy investment from ADB
The loan will finance projects that support sustainable management of the archipelago's marine ecosystems.
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