#industrial waste News
Policy & Finance
Indonesia's Cirebon 1 coal power project highlights gaps in ADB's 'coal-to-clean' ETM scheme
EB Studio
The story of the Cirebon 1 coal power project is symptomatic of the obstacles in Indonesia’s coal phase-out plan. As the first pilot for the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), Cirebon 1 may be decommissioned 10 to 15 years earlier than planned, but its environmental and social impacts remain unaddressed, while a new plant is being built nearby.
Carbon & Climate
People power: monitoring pollution in China
China has the world’s largest continuous emissions monitoring system, but citizen help is needed for it to be effective against industrial pollution.
Coal workers hope education can help the next generation win cleaner, healthier jobs in a region that has been wedded to dirty, dangerous mining for over a century.
Lakes in Phnom Penh are fast being filled in and parcelled off as prime real estate to wealthy and politically connected individuals.
#industrial waste Opinion
Mounting marine pollution is choking the world’s oceans and rivers, especially in Southeast Asia — and it’ll only get worse unless something changes.
The historic treaty agreed by UN representatives in Nairobi earlier this year was in the spotlight again at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Voices from government, business and civic society are shaping the way forward.
Carbon & Climate
Top 10 priorities for President Biden to tackle the climate crisis
The Biden administration must prioritise an expansive climate action plan from day one. These 10 high-impact actions will make the biggest difference.
China is often portrayed as an environmental and social villain by the West. However, from fighting pollution to poverty alleviation, no country has done more for sustainable development, argues Junice Yeo.
Carbon & Climate
Why businesses must go beyond zero to reverse global warming
#industrial waste Videos
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.
China's city of Shenzhen will play host to the world's largest waste-to-energy power plant by 2020, which will be capable of burning 5,000 tonnes of garbage daily. Here's how they're doing it.
Manufacturing
Four things to know about the circular economy
How is it different from recycling? Hint: It's about the bigger picture.
Green Buildings
Build 10 houses in 24 hours with recycled construction waste
Add this to China's mass manufacturing ability: a 3D printer in Shanghai can build 10 houses within 24 hours by repurposing China's 1.5 billion tonnes of construction waste into 'ink'.
#industrial waste Press Releases
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions
Blue Planet’s latest acquisition marks entry into industrial waste processing
