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A small-scale miner in Bicol, Philippines

Carbon & Climate

We don’t want others to take advantage of Asean’s rich mineral resources: Philippine environment policymaker

Critical minerals will be central to this year’s Asean meetings, said environment assistant secretary Noralene Uy, as the Philippines ushers the region towards domestic processing as summit chair.
L'Occitane's Asia Pacific director of sustainability Venisa Chu

Corporate Responsibility

Refill fountains may not be effective at reducing waste: L’Occitane Asia sustainability chief Venisa Chu

The Asia Pacific ESG head of the B Corp-certified cosmetics firm says refill stations have been disappointing and getting suppliers on board with decarbonisation is difficult, but her team has not been affected by the ESG backlash.
Trash piled high at the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, near Jakarta.

Waste

We don’t need a plastics treaty for nations to enact polluter-pays laws now: Doug Woodring

The head of waste management non-profit Ocean Recovery Alliance tells the EB Podcast that recycled content mandates will drive the circular economy better than caps on virgin plastic production. Brands should be pressured more than petrochemical producers to phase out unnecessary plastics, he says.
A beach in Balikpapan, Indonesia's "oil city", is covered in plastic trash.

Waste

Southeast Asia has too much to lose – we need an ambitious plastics treaty: Singapore campaigner Terese Teoh

Speaking from the INC-5.2 talks in Geneva, the Singapore Youth for Climate Action president argues that having no treaty is better than a watered-down pact with no limits on plastic production. But there is no explicit Asean-wide support for such caps now, she observes.

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21 October 2024

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Waste

Could putting a value on plastic waste reduce ocean pollution? Plastic Bank says yes

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