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Singapore’s plastic waste reborn as art guitar, highlighting circularity and our ocean ecosystems
World-renowned German luthier Jens Ritter hand-builds a one-of-a-kind electric guitar from reclaimed Singaporean plastic, debuting at Unlocking capital for sustainability 2026 during AT ONE Impact Week before touring the local …
Eco-Business
Multilateralism, regional policies vital to derisk capital and meet Philippines’ US$72 billion finance needs
"Philippines competing against many other countries is impossible. But Philippines being part of ASEAN that will compete against …
Changi General Hospital
Changi General Hospital becomes Singapore’s first desflurane-free hospital
The milestone elimination of desflurane is part of CGH’s coordinated hospital-wide journey to embed sustainability practices into everyday …
In celebration of World Water Day, SM Supermalls, through its corporate social responsibility arm, SM Cares, organised coastal …
All #waste Press Releases
12 April 2026
UN-Habitat
Women leading sanitation management in India
8 April 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste
31 March 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste
24 February 2026
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO experts assess risk of antimicrobial resistance spreading via food loss and waste
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP seeks young people with big ideas to protect the planet
9 February 2026
15 December 2025
UN Environment Programme
Seventh UN Environment Assembly commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
18 November 2025
29 September 2025
2 September 2025
25 August 2025
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
DENR integrates informal waste workers in solid waste management chain
2 July 2025
1 July 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nations come together to establish new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on chemicals, waste and pollution
25 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
12 May 2025
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
How cleaner production bolsters economic resilience in developing countries
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
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