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Six inexpensive (or even money-saving) things cities can do to become more sustainable nowComprehensive plans are great, but small, low-budget changes can make a big difference, too. -
Singapore's new waste app provides free door collection service to bypass contaminated recycling binsWaste
Singapore's new waste app provides free door collection service to bypass contaminated recycling bins
The mobile app from Sembcorp, called Ezi, aims to make recycling more convenient for residents in Singapore, where only 4 per cent of plastic waste is recycled. Users are paid for the materials they collect—but get nothing for plastic.
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Marina Bay Sands just chose single-use plastic bottles to serve water in Singapore—but it is not aloneWaste
Marina Bay Sands just chose single-use plastic bottles to serve water in Singapore—but it is not alone
After searching for a new packaged water supplier, Singapore's largest hospitality group has chosen plastic bottles over aluminium and paper options, citing life cycle analysis that shows it has the least long-term environmental impact. How are hotel groups responding to changing consumer sentiments towards the PET bottle? -
Palm oil: the pros and cons of a controversial commodityAnswers to key questions about a commodity that, for better or for worse, is here to stay.
Packaging Opinion
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Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation—here's how to make it climate-friendly– If plastics were a country, it would be the fifth highest emitter in the world. Abandoning the needless demand for plastic is key to averting a climate breakdown, Solent University's Laurie Wright writes. -
Why Asian hospitals need to shrink their carbon footprint– Asia's hospitals are a huge source of waste and fossil fuel emissions. Health Care Without Harm Asia’s Pats Oliva argues why hospitals in the region need to work towards low-carbon healthcare. -
A new paradigm for plastics– By focusing environmental and public-health debates on the issue of waste-management, plastics producers have managed to conceal the elephant in the room. But governments and consumers can no longer ignore the fact that plastic is a problem at all stages of its life cycle – not just after it ends up in the ocean.
Videos
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We are eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week– A campaign by the WWF Singapore has revealed that the average person consumes approximately 5g of plastic every week. The NGO is calling on governments and businesses around the world to forge a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
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Takeout produces a lot of trash. It doesn’t have to– The single-use packaging that typically accompanies your takeout order can have a significant impact on the environment.
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Wrapped in mushrooms: IKEA's packaging plan– The retail furniture giant is looking into replacing the use of polystyrene with biodegradable packaging made of mushrooms.
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Coffee’s cradle to cradle journey in a bottle– A Taiwanese beauty products maker has invented a hair care brand that comes from discarded ground coffee, adding to the list of benefits of recycling the waste of the world’s most favourite drink. Watch how this cradle to cradle concept works in this animated video.
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