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SUBANG JAYA: Malaysians wishing to do their part for sustainability by embracing a lifestyle that prioritises less or zero waste are now supported by a network of small zero-waste shops.
KUANTAN: The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry is collaborating with the ReMeal platform this year to collect data on the amount of food successfully saved from disposal at Ramadan bazaars.
KEPALA BATAS: There will be no food wasted at the Bertam Putra Ramadan bazaar here, as vendors ensure any leftovers are donated to the poor or shared among themselves.
THE pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity, the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty, Winston Churchill once said. This insight perfectly encapsulates the mindset shift needed in waste management.
PETALING JAYA: The zero-waste movement is gaining steam again following the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw an explosion of disposables as home-bound consumers were forced to rely on food and parcel deliveries.
One may not realise how everyday actions add tocarbon footprint. Did you know that:
WITH Hari Raya just days away, many homes across Malaysia are bustling with preparations for open houses and gatherings.
SELANGOR'S Zero Discharge Policy (ZDP) should be adopted by other states to improve water sustainability, says National Water Services Commission (SPAN) chairman Charles Santiago.
KUALA LUMPUR: AmBank Islamic Bhd has granted up to RM180 million in financing facilities to Nextgreen Global Bhd's subsidiary, Ultimate Ivory Sdn Bhd, to fund land reclamation, infrastructure development and utilities for Nextgreen's Green Technology Park (GTP) in Pahang.
MANILA: Plagued with discarded face masks, plastic bottles and other trash during the Covid-19 pandemic, a small riverside community in Manila created its own waste management service, giving its workers, mostly women, a chance to boost their livelihoods.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s iconic Tanjung Aru Beach will once again come alive with the annual beach festival, with the event's zero-waste policy highlighting its focus on environmental protection and sustainability.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's proposed new law on carbon capture and storage has got environmentalists worked up, with several of them cautioning that the legislation could backfire.
If you've got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it – checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on X.
From MOHIDEEN ABDUL KADER President Consumers’ Association of Penang MAGESWARI SANGARALINGAM Honorary secretary Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Khishig Undur: Mongolian herder Purev Batmunkh sighs as he picks through waste strewn across a field – the refuse of an unsightly and deadly waste pollution problem affecting swathes of the steppe.
KUALA LUMPUR: Nextgreen Global Bhd (NGGB) has inked a partnership with IOI Corp Bhd unit IOI Paper Pulp Sdn Bhd to develop the nation’s first large scale zero-waste paper pulp plant in NGGB’s 410-acre Green Technology Park (GTP)in Pekan, Pahang
FROM ASSOC PROF DR CHONG LI CHOO Director, Food Security and Nutrition (FoSN) Impact Lab Taylor’s University
Oh Sok Peng sells zero-waste products in a mobile refill van, touted as the country’s first refill store on wheels.
Selangor government’s allocation for local councils to promote waste separation at source is low, says an environmental group.
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Bank (HLB) is collaborating with Refiller Mobile to encourage Malaysians to embrace a zero-waste lifestyle.
