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PLASTIC manufacturers say more needs to be done to boost separation at source and recycling rates in Johor.
KOTA KINABALU: A project transforming ocean plastic waste into eco-bricks for infrastructure development in island communities has won the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge.
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.
KUALA LUMPUR: Close interministerial cooperation is needed to address the challenges posed by illegal recycling plants and imported waste, says Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
Malaysian researcher Dr Kong Xin Ying's research is on converting plastic pollution into valuable chemicals and fuels
Pombeba Island, a small oasis in Rio de Janeiro's iconic Guanabara Bay, is being suffocated by trash.
An Indiana recycling plant that tapped municipal bond investors for capital six years ago has filed for bankruptcy after the facility was marred by design flaws and production sputtered.
KAMPALA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Uganda held a recycled plastic boat race on Saturday as part of ongoing efforts to combat water pollution.
PORT KLANG: The government is considering introducing national-level legislation under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) to tackle plastic waste pollution, said Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
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.
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Environment has reiterated ambitious plans to ensure that by the end of 2025, 126 major national roads spanning over 6,000Kkm will be litter-free, and schools, health centres and pagodas across the country will each receive three waste bins.
TWICE a day, sirens sound at Cambodia's Chip Mong Insee cement kiln, warning that limestone will soon be blasted from the karst mountain towering over the sprawling industrial site.
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia on Thursday (Feb 27) launched a project to improve the disposal capacity of plastic litter in urban provinces, aiming to prevent and minimise plastic waste pollution on land and in the ocean.
A letter from JIM PUCKETT, Basel Action Network, and MAGESWARI SANGARALINGAM, Sahabat Alam Malaysia
Compared to 25 years ago, awareness of environmental issues among the public and businesses in Malaysia has increased significantly, with more environment-related terminologies and concepts being introduced, from "reduce, reuse, recycle (3R)" to "sustainable development", and now "ESG" and "circular economy".
As a long-tail boat arrives at a fishing village on the southern island of Koh Chang, residents gather to sell their wares – not seafood but plastic.
KUALA LUMPUR: The crackdown on illegal e-waste recycling operations must continue despite criticism directed at the Federal Government, say non-governmental organisations (NGO).
MORE large rubbish bins are needed in the popular Panglima Lane, popularly known as Concubine Lane, area of Ipoh in Perak.
PETALING JAYA: End the reign of “waste colonialism” as Malaysia is now the second largest-dumping ground for Europe’s plastic waste, say environmentalists.
