Landfill News
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E-waste smuggling ring in Thailand signals failure of Basel ConventionA Singapore-based recycling firm's brush with the Thai authorities is evidence of a well-intentioned international regulation to tackle dangerous waste that is not working. -
Do slum tours really benefit the poor?Tours of deprived parts of Asia's cities are increasingly popular with tourists. But do they help or exploit? Eco-Business reviews slum tours in Mumbai, Jakarta and Manila.
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Can haute couture be zero waste?Environmental activists in Singapore walk the talk of sustainability at the first Fashion 3R Eco Fashion Show last weekend, as part of an annual zero waste initiative encouraging conscious consumption. -
Waste-to-energy: A renewable opportunity for Southeast Asia?China’s experience offers lessons for countries facing growing waste problems and energy demand.
Landfill Opinion
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Plastic in the oceans is not the fault of the global south– Plastic pollution in developing Asia is often in the spotlight, but the conversation largely ignores the role of Western countries in the plastic waste trade. -
Don’t waste your dog's poo—compost it– What should one do with doggie do? Deakin University's M Leigh Ackland advises. -
Why we're hunting for treasure—in old landfill sites– Each year more than 300 tonnes of processed gold are dumped in landfills. What if we could mine landfills for gold and other precious metals, ask researchers from Keele University.
Videos
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Manchester United tackles the issue of plastic pollution with new jersey– To raise awareness about plastic pollution in oceans, popular football club Manchester United has announced new uniforms made from recycled ocean plastic.
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More land, less sand: Singapore's latest reclamation project– The new development - to be used for military exercises - will reclaim land using less sand, and introduces the city-state’s first sub-sea level polder.
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Indigenous Australians fight nuclear dump plan on "sacred land"– Traditional landowners say a plan to store radioactive waste near sacred Aboriginal sites is a desecration of their heritage.
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China to build world's largest waste burner– 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.
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