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trash collected during the East Coast beach clean up

Increased government and corporate accountability, including the full implementation of the EPR law and more investment into upcycling innovations, are equally critical to create a more sustainable waste management ecosystem in Singapore.

11 Jan 2021

beach trash

Tackling the causes ocean pollution can have compounding effects. These seven solutions detail how to reduce plastic waste and other ocean pollution.

Doctor with PPE

As countries scramble to procure personal protective equipment, another quickly accelerating problem sits on the back end: the disturbingly massive amount of medical waste of all types that must be disposed of.

cigarette butts

The tobacco industry has so many environmental violations—on top of its health impacts—that it’s the worst kind greenwashing.

16 December 2019

22 November 2019

diwali india firecrackers

30 August 2019

25 July 2019

waste segregation in china

17 January 2019

woman walking in shibuya japan

4 January 2019

Waste collector in Indonesia segregating trash

30 August 2018

Scavengers pick through garbage collected at a landfill site in Thailand.

27 August 2018

A man shows his maize crop in Laos

5 July 2018

23 May 2018

A sports car getting a wash at the factory

21 May 2018

20 April 2018

27 November 2017

Cattle at an Iowa feedlot

12 October 2017

A child finds a teddy bear in a waste bank in Depok, West Java.

16 August 2017

A model wears a dress designed and produced with zero waste

24 February 2016

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