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Waste

Plastic accounting masks chemical recycling harms, critics say

As scientists and dozens of nations call for major reductions in plastic production, the plastics industry continues to push pyrolysis — dubbed chemical or advanced recycling — as a primary solution to the global plastic waste crisis.
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Water

Climate change could worsen toxic mine waste pollution along coasts: study

Worst-case climate change modelling shows that rising temperatures and changing weather patterns could heighten mining contamination risks for marine environments, with some regions exposed to compounding hazards.
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Policy & Finance

Greenpeace Philippines cuts staff size amid restructuring and climate funding bottlenecks

Exclusive The watchdog has downsized its 43-member team following funding pressures, a source has told Eco-Business. But Greenpeace Southeast Asia says the move also reflects a “broader assessment of strategy, impact, capability and long-term sustainability” across the region.
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Waste

South Korea’s food waste rethink began with citizens demanding change

The Korean Zero Waste Movement Network has spent four decades mobilising citizens, government and businesses to prevent, separate and recycle food waste across South Korea, work that has earned it a place among the 2026 Earthshot Prize finalists.

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30 September 2026

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Cities

How Singapore can help shape Asia’s next generation of infrastructure

23 September 2026

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Waste

Pollution-weary Dhaka residents oppose waste-to-energy project

18 September 2026

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Water

Illegal gold mining defies Indonesia’s crackdown in Aceh

16 September 2026

A vast pile of metal scrap and debris under a clear sky, captured at a junkyard in Osnabrück, NDS, Deutschland.

Waste

EU scrap rules threaten aluminium supply to Southeast Asian recyclers

15 September 2026

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Waste

At a Turkish waste plant, COP31’s case for climate action goes beyond fossil fuels

24 August 2026

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Manufacturing

Carbon crossroads: Can Indonesia cut plastic waste and grow its petrochemical industry?

13 August 2026

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Water

Microplastics contaminate sea salt from Indonesia's Lombok Island: study

7 August 2026

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Waste

Plastic outpaces jute despite Bangladesh’s packaging mandate

4 August 2026

Plastic pollution found among juvenile fish in Indonesia

Waste

Deep-sea snails and mussels in Indian and Pacific Oceans contain microplastics: study

31 July 2026

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Waste

Malaysia’s EPR rollout must move beyond voluntary action to create a level playing field, says expert

30 July 2026

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Waste

Bangladesh shipbreaking industry opposes stricter environmental standards

27 July 2026

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Energy

Offshore wind must overcome global and local obstacles to scale

24 July 2026

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Waste

As plastic talks move behind closed doors, observers worry

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Waste

Malaysia tightens fight against toxic trade with e-waste ban

23 July 2026

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Food & Agriculture

Heavily reliant on pesticides, Thai agriculture is ‘trapped in a vicious cycle’

14 July 2026

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Waste

Microplastics could accelerate antibiotic resistance, studies find

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