Plastic News
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China uses artificial intelligence to sort its wasteE-commerce firm JD.com's open-source trash-sorting programme and virtual personal assistant join the slew of offerings by China's tech giants since Shanghai's waste sorting rules kicked in on July 1. -
Microplastic waste fouls up beaches on Sri Lanka’s southern tourism coastBeaches along Sri Lanka’s southern coast, a tourism hotspot, are increasingly being contaminated with microplastics up to 4.5 millimetres in size, a survey has found.
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In Indonesia, a court victory for Bali’s ban on single-use plasticsThe ban was proposed last December and was subsequently challenged by plastic-recycling industry, which argued it would harm the livelihoods of manufacturers, recyclers, and trash pickers. -
Food for... trash? India's first 'garbage cafe' to offer meals for plasticIn exchange for one kilogram of plastic, the cafe will serve a curry with rice, lentils, and papadams.
Plastic Opinion
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Cashing in on the waste sorting revolution– Waste separation rules have changed the lives of Shanghai residents and created opportunities to make money. -
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. -
Deep clean: How ‘blue finance’ can save our oceans– As the world’s oceans remain under threat, Asian Development Bank's Ingrid van Wees discusses what wide ranging projects and innovative financing are needed to clean up the seas before it is too late.
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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An environment minister's vision for Malaysia– Nine months after she was appointed to lead Malaysia's environment ministry, Yeo Bee Yin spoke to Eco-Business about gender equality, plastic pollution and boosting the country's green industry.
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It's time to break up with plastic– Breaking up is not so hard if it’s a toxic relationship. Singaporean comedian Judee Tan shares her tips on how to dump single-use plastic for a love affair with sustainable living.
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Malaysia—the new dumping ground for the world's plastic waste– After China banned waste imports, Malaysia has taken up the slack with worrying consequences, a Greenpeace investigation has found. Much of Malaysia's imported trash—most of which comes from the US, UK and Japan—is not recycled, but dumped or burned.
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