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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
Asia
n 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?
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 /
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
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?
News /
Waste
Nearly 90% of
plastic
s 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
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 /
Policy & Finance
Southeast
Asia
’s healthcare sustainability struggle lingers post-Covid
...
Asia
branch of Health Care Without Harm. So the global non-profit is helping hospitals find ways sustainability can also save money. In
Southeast
Asia
, it advocates for measures such as switching to e...
8 Sep 2023
Southeast Asia’s healthcare sustainability struggle lingers post-Covid
Press Releases /
Plastic Bank
Plastic
Bank’s communities stop four billion bottles equivalent
plastic
from reaching the ocean
...
Plastic
Bank’s Social Recycling movement at
plastic
bank.com. About
Plastic
Bank
Plastic
Bank envisions a wasteless world. We empower the Social Recycling movement that stops ocean
plastic
...
23 May 2023
Plastic Bank’s communities stop four billion bottles equivalent plastic from reaching the ocean
News /
Waste
Coca-Cola says it's difficult to source recycled
plastic
at a 'reasonable' price in
Asia
...
Southeast
Asia
, Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, said the company was sometimes unable to access recycled
plastic
in
Asia
because supply had been "soaked up" by Europe. In Europe, there i...
13 Feb 2023
Coca-Cola says it's difficult to source recycled plastic at a 'reasonable' price in Asia
News /
Policy & Finance
‘Silicon Bali’:
Asia
's paradise for sustainability startups?
...
Southeast
Asia
launch hub for
plastic
recycling firm Prevented Ocean
Plastic
, while the longer-running recycling firm EcoBali was launched in 2006 – two years before there were any waste management la...
10 Jan 2024
‘Silicon Bali’: Asia's paradise for sustainability startups?
Press Releases /
Eco-Business
Eco-Business premieres new impact documentary Wasted spotlighting
Asia
's urgent waste issue and the solutions within reach
...
Asia
at TOMRA, said: “It was an honour to participate in this documentary film. While we all know of the challenges throughout the world, and especially in
Southeast
Asia
, providing po...
4 Dec 2023
Eco-Business premieres new impact documentary Wasted spotlighting Asia's urgent waste issue and the solutions within reach
News /
Waste
Singapore's efficient ‘cleaning army’ has led to litter apathy: Stridy chief Yasser Amin
...
plastic
waste, on the public beaches. What he finds even harder to reconcile is that the litter problem happens in other places too, with discarded wrappers, bottles and
plastic
bags found in the sha...
15 Mar 2024
Singapore's efficient ‘cleaning army’ has led to litter apathy: Stridy chief Yasser Amin
News /
Waste
Alliance to End
Plastic
Waste hires Pranav Sethaputra to lead engagement
...
plastic
crisis. The Alliance is funding a portfolio of about 30 projects addressing
plastic
waste in
Southeast
Asia
. AEPW has faced scrutiny for claiming to address
plastic
pollution while its members...
6 Jan 2023
Alliance to End Plastic Waste hires Pranav Sethaputra to lead engagement
News /
Waste
Indonesia's 'fly guy' finds grubby fix for Jakarta's food waste
...
Southeast
Asia
's largest. Around 100 bulldozers and 800 people work on the massive site where 90 per cent of the city's waste ends up. Around 6,000 informal workers - sometimes accompanied by their ch...
22 Dec 2023
Indonesia's 'fly guy' finds grubby fix for Jakarta's food waste
News /
CSR
Eco-Business scores two finalist nods for editorial excellence at annual SOPA awards
...
Southeast
Asia
n countries, such as lax enforcement and a paucity of mining safeguards, exacerbate these environmental problems and continue to sully
Southeast
Asia
's poor track record of human rights ...
9 May 2023
Eco-Business scores two finalist nods for editorial excellence at annual SOPA awards
News /
Waste
To solve
Asia
’s single-use sachet waste problem, promote reuse: Jakarta-based start-up founder Bintang Ekananda
...
Asia
? How is Alner trying to tackle it? Single-use packaging is very dominant in Indonesia, in other countries in
Southeast
Asia
such as the Philippines, as well as in South
Asia
. Most of our daily pr...
17 May 2023
To solve Asia’s single-use sachet waste problem, promote reuse: Jakarta-based start-up founder Bintang Ekananda
Press Releases /
IFC
Climate projects, MSMEs, women and farmers benefit from record year for IFC in
Asia
-Pacific region
...
plastic
waste, critical issues in a region home to many countries that are most vulnerable to climate change and key contributors of
plastic
waste. Projects ranged from investments in Mongolia&rs...
5 Sep 2023
Climate projects, MSMEs, women and farmers benefit from record year for IFC in Asia-Pacific region
News /
CSR
22 brands called out for greenwashing in 2023
...
plastic
, does not mean they don't harm people and planet," said Rosa Pritchard,
plastic
s lawyer at ClientEarth. In response, Nestlé said it was cutting use of
plastic
packaging, Danone said it was con...
19 Dec 2023
22 brands called out for greenwashing in 2023
Podcasts /
Water
‘Complex yet interconnected problems’: Xylem’s VP of Global Lifecycle Services on solving water security in
Asia
Pacific
...
Southeast
Asia
alone, according to estimates by the
Asia
n Development Bank. This is not only a challenge for our region but for the planet.” Access to clean water supply and sanitation services remain...
20 Mar 2024
‘Complex yet interconnected problems’: Xylem’s VP of Global Lifecycle Services on solving water security in Asia Pacific
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Waste Management
Singapore’s polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
Exclusive
The city-state's beverage container return scheme has been pushed back beyond its launch date – the latest in …
Singapore's polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
News /
Waste Management
Singapore recycling firm Tay Paper set to close
The 34-year-old firm is under judicial management. It made a name for itself by recycling millions of red …
Singapore recycling firm Tay Paper set to close
News /
Cities
Stay or go? Jakarta’s coastal communities mull adaptation or migration as the city sinks
As Indonesia's capital is slowly claimed by the Java Sea, thousands of people are losing their homes and …
Stay or go? Jakarta's coastal communities mull adaptation or migration as the city sinks
News /
Policy & Finance
COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion
As COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev outlined climate plans for the upcoming talks, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said at …
COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion
News /
Cities
Tighten legal ambiguity, protect more forests: Singapore conservationists issue wishlist to government
Key asks include looking into having two new nature parks, along with explicit safeguards for the airspace above …
Tighten legal ambiguity, protect more forests: Singapore conservationists issue wishlist to government
News /
Policy & Finance
Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after ‘significant’ procedural changes
The standards organisation accused of approving “worthless” credits last year got an endorsement for meeting the ICVCM's quality …
Verra validated by carbon market watchdog after 'significant' procedural changes
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