Eco-Business

Electric car makers need alternative sources for battery materials, as deep-sea mining talks stall. The attention is on recycling, but the regional industry outside China is nascent. Experts say political will is needed to get the drive on.

Cryptocurrency mining consumes more power than the entire country of Kazakhstan. What is being done to curb crypto's monster climate impact?

Alex Polglase, chief of staff, NEU Battery Materials

Alex Polglase joins the startup from Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com.

The clean-tech engineer will build an end-to-end process to repurpose and sell used battery packs, and create second-life energy storage systems for non-automotive applications.

By Liang Lei

By Manish Kumar

By Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez

By Robin Hicks

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23,000 pieces of ‘space junk’ float in orbit, and almost as many ideas for how to get rid of them are being floated on Earth. By Alice Gorman

By 2050, two-thirds of the world's citizens will live in cities, putting pressure on infrastructure such as waste management systems. How can IoT help develop smarter ways of reducing waste? By David Teh and Tehmina Khan

One tonne of e-waste contains more gold than 17 tonnes of ore, making it a rich alternative to traditional mining. Recycling precious metals and minerals from used electronics can help make today's consumption patterns more environmentally sustainable. By Vincent Magnenat

Technology can harm our ailing planet if the process by which we produce modern-day gadgets is planned improperly. See why the world needs circular solutions to develop sustainably and why energy has a crucial role to play. By David Cord

By Mathy Stanislaus

By Aw Boon Jun

By Josh Lepawsky

By Ellen Worthington and Sharon Manssen

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At this year's Eco Action Day Industry Roundtable 2018, participants discussed how to build more creative and resourceful industries and infrastructure for a more sustainable Singapore.

Where do your coffee cups, clothes and household appliances go to die? New documentary Trash Trail traces the afterlife of consumer goods in Singapore to reveal surprising findings.

In Apple's new campaign, the company known for its disruptive products is upping the game by adopting corporate policies that aim to "leave the world better than we found it".

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