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News / Waste

Lobby group rep raises alarm at HK event with 'denialist' claim that plastics don't harm humans or marine ecosystems

A Hong Kong sustainability conference became the centre of a debate on the environmental harm of plastic pollution last week, when an outspoken materials scientist claimed on a panel that the danger t...

19 Sep 2025

Lobby group rep raises alarm at HK event with 'denialist' claim that plastics don't harm humans or marine ecosystems

Research / PCX Solutions

Extended Producer Responsibility in the Philippines - Early learnings and insights for emerging markets battling plastic pollution

The Philippines, long one of the biggest producers of ocean plastic pollution, is now moving quickly and boldly to tackle this crisis. Over the last two years, the Philippines has rolled out one of th...

30 Oct 2024

Extended Producer Responsibility in the Philippines - Early learnings and insights for emerging markets battling plastic pollution

News / Waste

Indonesian organic waste recycler Temesi closes, co-founder blames 'unfair' fertiliser subsidies

...landfill site near Ubud to process and recycle organic waste. The company was partly financed by carbon credits – diverting organic waste from landfill and recycling it prevents the release of potent ...

9 Feb 2024

Indonesian organic waste recycler Temesi closes, co-founder blames 'unfair' fertiliser subsidies

News / Cities

Filipino surfing locale revives mangroves through ecotourism

Since he was 15, Junrey Longos has lived among lush mangrove forests and turquoise waters in Del Carmen, his hometown in the Philippines' surfing capital on Siargao Island. Once an illegal fisher who...

9 Apr 2025

Filipino surfing locale revives mangroves through ecotourism

News / Waste

Where do Singapore's old ‘sexy shorts’ go?

...landfills. The company has established more than 500 categories into which used clothes are sorted, ranging from “long flower pants” and “men’s denim shorts” to “paired baju kurung”, a traditional Mal...

30 Jan 2024

Where do Singapore's old ‘sexy shorts’ go?

Opinion / Waste

Why a legally binding global plastics treaty is a necessary pathway to combat the climate crisis

...landfill management practices ... are essential components of comprehensive strategies to tackle both plastic pollution and climate change. And it's not just the visible litter that poses a threat: t...

24 Apr 2024

Why a legally binding global plastics treaty is a necessary pathway to combat the climate crisis

News / Waste

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

...landfills; the city-state only has ash landfills. Waste is usually incinerated for energy production, with the resulting ash then stored in only one location – Semakau Landfill. There is clearly a nee...

13 Feb 2024

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

Opinion / Manufacturing

Toxic threads? The hidden dangers of ultra-fast fashion

...landfill, it is also about ensuring that we don't find out about the damage of what we are putting on our bodies after it is too late. Just as lead was found to be dangerous in cosmetics in the 18th c...

14 Oct 2024

Toxic threads? The hidden dangers of ultra-fast fashion

Podcasts / Energy

'Regulation, measurement needed to curb methane emissions': Experts on abating potent greenhouse gas

...landfill methane. A new report that was released by the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative that has been tracking company progress towards to achieving these commitments. It shows that companies are now e...

9 Jan 2026

'Regulation, measurement needed to curb methane emissions': Experts on abating potent greenhouse gas

News / Waste

A year after EPR implementation, plastics still end up in landfills, creeks in Philippines’ major islands

...landfills are operational in the Philippines, according to 2021 data from the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC). Equipped to process only 15 tonnes of garbage per day, sanitary landfi...

5 Dec 2023

A year after EPR implementation, plastics still end up in landfills, creeks in Philippines’ major islands

Press Releases / AS Watson

AS Watson accelerates supply chain sustainability efforts to fight climate change

...landfills. Furthermore, AS Watson has also reduced the use of virgin plastics in its online business packaging by 50 per cent year-on-year, demonstrating its commitment to more sustainable packaging s...

8 Oct 2024

AS Watson accelerates supply chain sustainability efforts to fight climate change

News / Waste

Why Southeast Asia’s growing waste problem presents huge opportunity for climate tech start-ups

...landfill, Semakau Landfill. While government bodies in Asean recognise the importance of reducing waste and have introduced various measures to conserve landfill space, such as Singapore’s reduce, reu...

29 Feb 2024

Why Southeast Asia’s growing waste problem presents huge opportunity for climate tech start-ups

News / Waste

Could ocean plastic cleanups be doing more harm than good?

...landfills under increasing strain, researchers estimate it could nearly triple the amount of plastic entering the ocean by the same year. The Ocean Cleanup estimates that since its operation started, ...

26 Sep 2024

Could ocean plastic cleanups be doing more harm than good?

Opinion / Green Buildings

The environmental trade-offs of modular construction in Indonesia

...landfills. Modular construction, on the other hand, reduces waste by using only what is necessary, and leftover materials can often be recycled. Streamlined supply chains Modular housing production...

24 Dec 2024

The environmental trade-offs of modular construction in Indonesia

News / Waste

Filipinos strongest supporters of plastic reduction ahead of UN treaty talks

...landfills, based on 2021 data from the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC). Equipped to process only 15 tonnes of garbage per day, sanitary landfills can only service 478 out of 1,634 o...

19 Apr 2024

Filipinos strongest supporters of plastic reduction ahead of UN treaty talks

News / Carbon & Climate

Bumpy road ahead as battery fears hit global EV rollout

...landfills and dumpsites of developing countries. According to Ban Toxics, informal recycling is often the norm in developing countries and is inherently hazardous, while landfill dumping is often cons...

25 Sep 2024

Bumpy road ahead as battery fears hit global EV rollout

News / Waste

Indonesia's waste opportunity: Could the new capital be a role model for trash management?

...landfill. Some reports have suggested, however, that much of Nusantara's waste will be landfilled, although where the landfill will be located has yet to be decided upon. One positive sign for the ado...

30 Nov 2023

Indonesia's waste opportunity: Could the new capital be a role model for trash management?

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News / Lifestyle

In pictures: The Sustainability Youth Festival – championing Singapore’s next generation of sustainability leaders

...landfill. TSYF Challenge is the centrepiece of a new festival that launched in Singapore this month to deepen youths’ understanding of sustainability and nurture a generation of future sustainability...

19 Aug 2025

In pictures: The Sustainability Youth Festival – championing Singapore’s next generation of sustainability leaders

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Extended Producer Responsibility Roundtable Series sparks solutions to Malaysia’s waste challenge through sharing of best practices

...landfills. Experts and policymakers explored strategies to improve these figures through EPR implementation and the proposed Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). More than a million tonnes of plastics are di...

26 Jul 2024

Extended Producer Responsibility Roundtable Series sparks solutions to Malaysia’s waste challenge through sharing of best practices

News / Energy

Decommissioning offshore wind is a looming ecological challenge

...landfill or be burned. Chinese private wind-turbine makers have begun rolling out blades which will be easier to recycle. They can be melted and separated into their original components under a chemic...

22 May 2025

Decommissioning offshore wind is a looming ecological challenge