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Cheap Chinese panels are powering desalination plants for areas that have long struggled with water shortages.

Lower-middle income countries in the region will bear the highest cost of stopping plastic waste from leaking into the oceans, found a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Singapore’s textile recycling rate was 3.4 per cent last year – but all the waste is exported, with a bulk going into the secondhand market. The only way to ensure proper processing is to build local recycling capacity, says Tan Yin Ling, who co-founded the fashion social enterprise.

Malaysian MPs welcomed a memorandum signed by over a hundred civil society organisations urging the government to lead Asean negotiations on a binding treaty to curb plastic production, eliminate toxic chemicals, and manage plastic waste.

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The UN should hold a vote in Geneva if countries try to water down plastic pollution deal. By Zaynab Sadan

Thanks to a surge of innovation in circular economy technologies, ocean preservation is becoming an engine of industrial renewal and geopolitical resilience. But to unlock its full potential, those working in the blue economy need to change the narrative. By Bertrand Piccard

The increasing presence of microplastics in the bodies of birds poses a global challenge. By Syed Shariq Hussein

Critical minerals recovered from e-waste through established recycling systems can become a vital domestic source of essential minerals for India. By Vaibhav Chowdhary, Animesh Ghosh and Debraj Bhattacharjee

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Launched as policymakers lock horns with petrochemicals lobbyists over a treaty to end plastic pollution, the documentary produced by Eco-Business asks why opportunities to solve humanity's waste crisis are being wasted. It will premiere in Singapore and screen on the sidelines of the upcoming COP28 climate summit.

The Green Mortician is Singapore's first water cremation service

The Green Mortician is the city-state's first water cremation service, which has a small carbon footprint compared to traditional funeral options.

Watch: Singapore researchers are trying to give banana skins and coconut husks a new lease of life in water purification kits that can be used in disaster situations. They could one day also be used in the manufacture of batteries.

EB Studio Singaporeans are well-known foodies, but around 800,000 tonnes of food is wasted every year. Why is so much food wasted, and what can consumers do about it?

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A beach in Balikpapan, Indonesia's "oil city", is covered in plastic trash.

Speaking from the INC-5.2 talks in Geneva, the Singapore Youth for Climate Action president argues that having no treaty is better than a watered-down pact with no limits on plastic production. But there is no explicit Asean-wide support for such caps now, she observes.

In a new series 'On the frontlines' that spotlights the challenges facing corporate changemakers, the sustainability chief for the Indian conglomerate argues that while language around ESG has become muddled, this should not prevent climate action.

The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to reporters Nadiah Rosli, Adelia Dinda Sani, Gerald Flynn and Hannah Alcoseba Fernandez about funding limits, data access, and reporting against the odds in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable regions.

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

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