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News /
Waste
Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut
plastic
production: UN treaty participants
...
plastic
overproduction and waste exports to developing countries like the Philippines. The
Southeast
Asia
n country is considered an influential negotiator in the
plastic
treaty talks as it was a co-sp...
26 Apr 2024
Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut plastic production: UN treaty participants
Opinion /
Waste
Beating
plastic
pollution in three steps
...
Southeast
Asia
. ABBI can help develop business models that can assist in minimising
plastic
production, facilitate better waste management, pioneer businesses that utilise alternatives to
plastic
s or ...
3 May 2024
Beating plastic pollution in three steps
News /
Policy & Finance
Indonesia and the Philippines contributed bulk of US$6.3 billion green investment hike in
Southeast
Asia
...
Southeast
Asia
While climate investments increased in 2023,
Southeast
Asia
has an investment gap of US$1.493 trillion to fill by 2030 to reach its decarbonisation goals. A key reason for this is a lac...
17 Apr 2024
Indonesia and the Philippines contributed bulk of US$6.3 billion green investment hike in Southeast Asia
News /
Waste
Why
Southeast
Asia
’s growing waste problem presents huge opportunity for climate tech start-ups
...
plastic
waste, says Lung, as they can prevent waste
plastic
s from leaking into and polluting the environment. “Excessive
plastic
waste is often broken down into micro
plastic
s over time, which harm bio...
29 Feb 2024
Why Southeast Asia’s growing waste problem presents huge opportunity for climate tech start-ups
News /
Waste
Recycled
plastic
at virgin prices?
Asia
n recyclers say market volatility making it hard to meet brands' demands
...
plastic
crisis – the waste collectors who process up to 90 per cent of
Southeast
Asia
's
plastic
waste, said Aguilar. Factories in Indonesia have been unable to shift stock of recycled
plastic
, so have...
30 Jan 2024
Recycled plastic at virgin prices? Asian recyclers say market volatility making it hard to meet brands' demands
News /
Waste
Filipinos strongest supporters of
plastic
reduction ahead of UN treaty talks
...
plastic
production will stop
plastic
pollution, prevent biodiversity loss, and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Respondents from China, the world's biggest
plastic
producer, were also keen...
19 Apr 2024
Filipinos strongest supporters of plastic reduction ahead of UN treaty talks
Opinion /
Waste
Indonesia must lead towards an ambitious Global
Plastic
s Treaty
...
Southeast
Asia
we are faced with the
plastic
crisis every day. Discarded single-use
plastic
has become ubiquitous and commonplace. One could say ASEAN citizens have grown accustomed, if not numb, to s...
6 Nov 2023
Indonesia must lead towards an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty
News /
Carbon & Climate
El Niño, burning peatlands and coal: Air pollution in
Southeast
Asia
got worse in 2023
...
Southeast
Asia
n nation to record better air quality in 2023 than in 2022, with a 10 per cent drop in PM2.5 levels. Indonesia was by some margin
Southeast
Asia
's most polluted country in 2023, a year w...
20 Mar 2024
El Niño, burning peatlands and coal: Air pollution in Southeast Asia got worse in 2023
News /
Cities
From local to global: Meet the most impactful young sustainability leaders in
Southeast
Asia
Sustainability Leadership Youth A-List 2023 Story
1 Feb 2024
From local to global: Meet the most impactful young sustainability leaders in Southeast Asia
Opinion /
Waste
Turning the tide: Vietnam’s war against
plastic
waste
...
plastic
waste imports, leaving Vietnam, alongside other
Southeast
Asia
n nations like Thailand and Indonesia, vulnerable to becoming new dumping grounds. In 2018, Vietnam saw a 62 per cent surge in pla...
27 Nov 2023
Turning the tide: Vietnam’s war against plastic waste
Opinion /
Waste
Voluntary
plastic
collection schemes, the wild west of waste management in Indonesia
...
plastic
industries to greenwash themselves, or to suggest that they are helping to fix the
plastic
waste issue in
Southeast
Asia
– ocean
plastic
in particular, which is where I think the most greenwas...
29 Sep 2023
Voluntary plastic collection schemes, the wild west of waste management in Indonesia
Opinion /
Waste
Inside
Asia
's
plastic
waste crisis: finding sustainable solutions in a fragmented market
...
plastic
s recycling in
Asia
, how is it progressing, and what does the regulatory landscape look like? Current state of the
Asia
’s
plastic
s recycling capabilities There is a growing demand for recycled ...
29 Sep 2023
Inside Asia's plastic waste crisis: finding sustainable solutions in a fragmented market
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
Asia
n 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
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
Asia
n 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 /
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?
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 /
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
plastic
s] 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
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
News /
Policy & Finance
As Asean environmental rights draft takes shape, advocates fear weakened safeguards
Southeast
Asia
n 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
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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 /
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 /
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 /
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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