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News / Waste

Mindset shift: How a Singapore startup convinced firms that waste plastic can be used to pave roads

...plastic waste. Oh also learnt how the waste sent to various Southeast Asian countries was adversely affecting local residents. “People, especially those in villages, would wake up to find rubbish bur...

13 Feb 2024

Mindset shift: How a Singapore startup convinced firms that waste plastic can be used to pave roads

Donald Trump 2024 election campaign materials.

News / Carbon & Climate

From climate ‘quiet quitting’ to human rights decline, how will Trump's re-election trouble Asia?

...plastic pollution, as Trump may well do, other countries, including those in Asia – the biggest contributor to plastic pollutions globally by far – may go cold on the agreement too. However, Doug Wood...

20 Feb 2024

From climate ‘quiet quitting’ to human rights decline, how will Trump's re-election trouble Asia?

Press Releases / The Circulate Initiative

Recycling all mismanaged plastic waste in South, Southeast Asia could reduce emissions by over 200 million tonnes by 2030

...plastic waste management and recycling solutions across South and Southeast Asia. Key takeaways include: Recycling all mismanaged plastic waste in the six markets across South and Southeast A...

13 Jul 2023

Recycling all mismanaged plastic waste in South, Southeast Asia could reduce emissions by over 200 million tonnes by 2030

News / Waste

Asia struggles to contain record e-waste deluge, UN report shows

...Asia, 1 per cent for South Asia, and 0 per cent for Southeast Asia. Out of 49 Asian countries analysed, 18 countries have e-waste policies and just four (China, Japan, Cyprus and Turkey) have recyclin...

20 Mar 2024

Asia struggles to contain record e-waste deluge, UN report shows

News / Lifestyle

Real eco-tourism needs to go beyond sustainability and strive for regeneration : social entrepreneur Tomo Hamakawa

...plastic mess that we have created. It is easy to blame plastic producers, but consumers are buying [plastic products] too. There won't be supply [of plastics] if there is no demand. I think it needs ...

10 Jan 2024

Real eco-tourism needs to go beyond sustainability and strive for regeneration : social entrepreneur Tomo Hamakawa

Opinion / Waste

To win battle against plastic pollution, voices of Asia's waste pickers must be recognised

...Southeast Asia In developing markets across Southeast Asia, the lack of formal waste management infrastructure and processes has resulted in a highly fragmented ecosystem. Various participants along t...

17 Aug 2023

To win battle against plastic pollution, voices of Asia's waste pickers must be recognised

News / Policy & Finance

As Asean environmental rights draft takes shape, advocates fear weakened safeguards

Southeast Asian activists are fighting to beef up a regional declaration on environmental rights and calling for stronger protection of land defenders. Civil society groups say they are concerned tha...

28 Mar 2024

As Asean environmental rights draft takes shape, advocates fear weakened safeguards

A protest for climate justice in the Philippines

Podcasts / Policy & Finance

'Businesses fear regulation on transition-washing': Environmental lawyer Joyce Melcar Tan

...Asia. Joyce Melcar Tan, associate director, Japan and Southeast Asia, ClientEarth Tan tells the Eco-Business Podcast that a key emerging legal risk facing business in Asia is transition-washing – car...

25 Jun 2024

'Businesses fear regulation on transition-washing': Environmental lawyer Joyce Melcar Tan

Press Releases / Milieu Insight

Convenience vs environment: Southeast Asia's single-use plastic bottled water consumption persists

...Southeast Asia, the persistent prevalence of single-use plastic bottled water is evident, with 21 per cent in the region purchasing single-use plastic bottles as their primary source of water consumpt...

5 Jun 2023

Convenience vs environment: Southeast Asia's single-use plastic bottled water consumption persists

Plastic bottles in Vietnam informal waste recycling facility

News / Waste

As polluter-pays laws kick in, Asia needs to integrate informal workers in waste management system, not eliminate them

...plastic waste – became the first Southeast Asian nation to adopt EPR rules under a revised Environmental Protection Law. However, it remains unclear what the role of the informal waste sector will be ...

5 Dec 2023

As polluter-pays laws kick in, Asia needs to integrate informal workers in waste management system, not eliminate them

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Can the Philippines fulfill its 2024 climate ambitions?

...plastic footprint went into full swing last year in the archipelagic nation, which is the world's largest marine plastic polluter according to a 2023 study. However, these sustainability milestones ca...

9 Jan 2024

Can the Philippines fulfill its 2024 climate ambitions?

Fossil fuel advertising on media_concept photo

News / Carbon & Climate

Amid industry decline, Asia's media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

...Asia Pacific had signed its pledge. Media observers say that guidelines that the PR sector has developed to guard against greenwash can be applied to media outlets too. For example, Southeast Asia-bas...

25 Sep 2024

Amid industry decline, Asia's media struggles to answer a hard question – should we stop accepting fossil fuel advertising?

News / Policy & Finance

The Philippines excludes fossil fuels, mining but not waste-to-energy in draft green taxonomy

...Southeast Asia, where it is promoted as a reliable green energy solution. Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s biggest sources of ocean pollution, which has helped WTE gain credibility as a s...

23 Oct 2023

The Philippines excludes fossil fuels, mining but not waste-to-energy in draft green taxonomy

Opinion / Water

Jakarta is a thirsty metropolis without drinkable water

...Southeast Asia's largest urban centres. But perhaps the solutions to Jakarta's water woes could be found by looking to Europe. Unsafe to drink Historically, rivers provided an easy drinking water solu...

17 Oct 2024

Jakarta is a thirsty metropolis without drinkable water

News / Carbon & Climate

'Climate villains' that made headlines in 2024

...Southeast Asian state surged 36 per cent in 2023, as 30,000 hectares of rainforest were cleared and the trend looks set to continue. There are also palm oil expansion plans, with a 1-million-hectare p...

25 Dec 2024

'Climate villains' that made headlines in 2024

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Eating away our food: ocean acidification is impacting Southeast Asia's fisheries

...plastic leaching. The latter is particularly acute in Southeast Asia, as the region contributes about a third of global marine plastic waste. Organic acids are released when sunlight hits aged plastic...

12 Jun 2023

Eating away our food: ocean acidification is impacting Southeast Asia's fisheries

Cynthia Handriani Wijaya, chief corporate officer, Daya Selaras Group

News / Waste

'We need people to realise that waste has value': Cynthia Wijaya on Indonesian packaging firm's circularity pivot

...Southeast Asia, that Cynthia Handriani Wijaya had what she describes as an "internal awakening". The 30 year-old family business where she works, Daya Selaras Group, an Indonesian corrugated carton ma...

16 Jul 2025

'We need people to realise that waste has value': Cynthia Wijaya on Indonesian packaging firm's circularity pivot

News / Waste

With no worldwide standards, are 'plastic credits' reducing waste or greenwashing?

...plastic from where it winds up and doesn’t belong (landfills, waterways, roadsides), and then verify credits, including Plastic Bank and Plastic Credit Exchange. “As the plastic credit market is still...

1 Nov 2023

With no worldwide standards, are 'plastic credits' reducing waste or greenwashing?

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year

...southeast Asia – Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque. Its capacity matches that of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The belief that caring for the environment is an aspect of the Islamic faith holds true for peopl...

8 Apr 2024

Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year

News / Waste

Nearly 90% of plastics circularity capital in emerging markets went to Asia, mostly to recycling and recovery

...Asia, Southeast Asia attracted the largest amount of private capital – US$1.6 billion – followed by East Asia and South Asia with US$1.1 billion and US$678 million, respectively. As a region, Asia co...

31 Mar 2023

Nearly 90% of plastics circularity capital in emerging markets went to Asia, mostly to recycling and recovery