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Building these facilities is now the government's strategy to waste disposal, though some have called the move misguided. Speakers at the Kuala Lumpur premiere of Eco-Business's film 'Wasted' called for the focus to be on education instead.

Resa Boenard atop Bantar Gebang landfill

Social entrepreneur Resa Boenard has set up Indonesia’s first alliance for women waste pickers, who work on Southeast Asia’s largest landfill. The group will enable women to sell recyclables directly to buyers, boosting their income from a patriarchal trade.

India's heatwave hits small vendors hardest as they cannot keep produce fresh and customers stay off the streets.

More consistent refrigeration of foods as they move from one part of the supply chain to another could cut almost two billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from food loss each year, according to a new study.

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Many more businesses will soon be obligated to disclose their climate-changing emissions, which could drive action to reduce them. By Janet Ranganathan

Asia is the ideal insect farming hub, says the chief technology officer of insect farming start-up FlyFeed, which recently announced that it will build its first farm in Vietnam this year. By Nathalie Berezina

Supporting start-ups can accelerate innovation and bring solutions to market faster, before our planet reaches its best before date. By Anil K Sharma

Heavily packaged fruit in a supermarket in Singapore.

Vast amounts of food are sent to landfill. But the jury’s out on whether packaging is friend or foe in the fight against the problem. By Tammara Soma

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Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.

EB Studio Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?

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EB Studio Nobody likes being told what to eat, but changing diets could make or break climate action. The Eco-Business Podcast explores how best to convince people to choose food good for people and planet.

Humanity and the planet are suffering from a serious case of food poisoning. Eco-Business spoke to Brent Loken, WWF's global lead food scientist, about how changes to our diet can help fix our broken food system, and restore our health and the planet's strained ecosystems.

Filipino commuters during Covid. Image: Commuters of Metro Manila

Exclusive As the country plunges into a recession borne out of the pandemic, how can it get back on its feet? On this podcast, Eco-Business spoke to top Filipino environmentalist Loren Legarda on how conservation should not take a backseat to economic development.

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