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...landfills. In cities like Karachi and Lahore, clogged drains will worsen urban flooding before plastics reach the Arabian Sea. They might fragment into microplastics, seep into soil, crops, water and ...

13 Mar 2026

In Bangladesh, poor oversight of unlawful cross-border trade in hazardous electronic waste continues, turning the country into a net importer of electronic waste. The country has rules to control e-wa...

18 Jun 2026

At a supermarket in Jakarta, Diana Marsella loads her groceries into a canvas tote bag. “I used to take plastic bags without thinking,” said the 39-year-old office worker. “Now I always carry reusabl...

24 Aug 2026

Holiday makers on the beach in Singapore

Tourists are more likely to waste resources and abandon sustainable habits when travelling – even if they are environmentally conscious at home, according to new research from the University of Queens...

9 Feb 2026

...landfills. A year has passed since the implementation of the Philippines’ Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Act, a law that lapsed in July 2022 requiring producers to adopt and implem...

16 Feb 2025

...landfilled, incinerated, or leaks into the environment, including rivers and seas. It is one of the countries with the highest plastic packaging consumption at 16.8 kilograms annually per person. Segr...

30 Jul 2025

Waterbom Bali celebrates significant sustainability milestones on journey to net zero 2033

Bali, Indonesia – Waterbom Bali has announced another important milestone in its journey to Net Zero, achieving just 1.2 per cent of total park waste sent to landfill between January and March 2...

11 Jun 2025

...landfill, a purpose-built trash island that is projected to be full within a decade. More than 430 supermarkets and retail outlets, 610 town council-managed sites and 17 high-footfall hawker centres w...

20 Mar 2026

India is the world's third-largest producer of electronic waste like computer chips and batteries, known as e-waste, according to UN figures released last year. Now the country wants to use its growi...

22 Oct 2025

...landfilling, with the city currently reliant on three landfills in the New Territories. But now, a waste-to-energy incinerator plant is being constructed on an artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau near...

2 Apr 2025

used laptops in a warehouse in Singapore

...landfilled gadgets leak into soil and waterways, while informal recyclers are exposed to heavy metals and toxic organic compounds released as they recover precious materials such as copper and gold. Y...

19 Nov 2025

...Landfill in Rizal province. The DENR had intended to target 4,164 barangays or villages for assistance in establishing materials recovery facilities and 72 local government units to be assessed on the...

6 Jan 2026

...landfill waste still totalled around 3.16 million tonnes, according to the Ministry of the Environment. Both METI and the environment ministry have acknowledged that large volumes of small electronic...

31 Oct 2025

Sri Lanka banned the purchase and use of single-use plastic water bottles in all government institutions effective May 31, under a new government circular that targets the reduction of wasteful plasti...

15 Jun 2026

Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles

...landfill. On Zero Waste Day, leaders brought this crisis into sharp relief. “Unless we accelerate action, dressing to kill could kill the planet,” said UN Secretary-General Ant&...

8 Apr 2025

How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution

...landfills. But as evident as the problem was, city officials needed to know exactly how much plastic pollution Lagos was generating. The data that would be key to developing policy solution...

25 May 2025

Producers must register their products for the Beverage Container Return Scheme from 1 April

...landfill space and rising consumption. News of the BCRS grant comes three months after a parliamentary inquiry into a container refund scheme in Queensland, Australia revealed claims of bullying, co...

21 Jan 2026

...landfills and incinerators, and strengthen supply-chain resilience in sectors such as semiconductors, petrochemicals and machinery. Taiwan has expanded its recycling rules since the late 1990s and rol...

19 Dec 2025

...landfill needs, to contributing to a smaller carbon footprint. In Singapore, domestic recycling in particular has persistently faced high contamination rates, which may warrant a relook into how we ...

8 Nov 2024

Refill system for soap in the Philippines

...landfills or incinerators, we solve a lot of problems,” said Arya, adding that many countries now still struggle with legacy waste management problems, as collected solid waste piles up in landfills f...

24 Feb 2025

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