#waste-to-energy News
Bhavreen Kandhari is the co-founder of a network of Indian mothers demanding clean air for their children.
As Asia Pacific sees its first net-zero banking alliance exits, the Singapore lender looks to draw up decarbonisation pathways for two more sectors and has clarified what activities count as transition financing.
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Upstream interventions for waste reduction are currently underfunded compared to downstream solutions like recycling and recovery, which developing countries may lack capacity for. Financing must support a just transition for informal waste workers, NGOs urge.
Neglected in the elections, the issues of clean air and villagers’ protests against a proposed plant expose failures in waste management and air pollution control.
#waste-to-energy Opinion
Manufacturing
Fast fashion has a serious coal problem
A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritising decarbonisation at lower levels of ambition.
The focus of Delhi’s existing solid waste management policies is not on curtailing ever-increasing consumption and production but making waste invisible or incinerating it for profit.
There is still ambiguity in how penalties for bad waste management are enforced. The lack of data on the waste being imported into Malaysia makes it difficult for authorities to assess the risks associated with transboundary waste imports.
Increased government and corporate accountability, including the full implementation of the EPR law and more investment into upcycling innovations, are equally critical to create a more sustainable waste management ecosystem in Singapore.
Waste
The plastic pandemic
#waste-to-energy Videos
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Singapore gets through 2 million plastic bags a day. Why do Singaporeans use so many bags, and what will it take to reduce consumption?
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Why is Singapore's domestic recycling rate so abysmal? Little cameras were hidden in the blue bins around the country to find out how people are recycling—or not.
Ever wondered what happens to the trash that goes into those blue recycling bins? Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how Singapore's trash is prepped for recycling.
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.
#waste-to-energy Press Releases
GAIA Asia Pacific
Extinguishing waste-to-energy incineration myths
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd
Blue Planet announces flagship Singapore investment with the acquisition of leading waste player Wah & Hua
Equis Development Pte. Ltd
Equis Development Pte Ltd completes capital raising for Korean waste to energy platform
The Reneum Institute
The Reneum Institute issues first batch of renewable energy tokens
#waste-to-energy Research
Eden Strategy Institute, LLP
Mitigating social impact in a low-carbon Singapore
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: What will drive the next era of water management?
