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Opinion & Features

Luxury mooncakes won’t go away – nor will plastic waste

SimplyGood, a cleantech startup founded in 2021, aims to reduce single-use plastics. 
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SimplyGood’s mission to create green cleaning solutions 

Demonstrators in Indonesia calling for a stop to plastic packaging production on Sep 16, with an installation to show how microplastics can damage human hearts and other organs.
Opinion & Features

Solving the world’s microplastics problem must continue

The export follows a force majeure last Thursday (Aug 28) by plant operator Aster Chemicals and Energy on products derived from its naphtha cracker.
Energy & Commodities

Bukom refinery exports rare naphtha cargo: sources

South Australia is the first state in the country to ban the plastic soy fish containers, joining single-use cutlery, bags, coffee cups and takeaway containers on the list of prohibited items
ESG

South Australia bans plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers

Singapore is a major refining and petrochemical hub in Asia, with companies such as Shell, ExxonMobil, and Aster operating complex facilities on Bukom Island (above) and Jurong Island.
Companies & Markets

Aster outage may ripple across Singapore’s petrochemical sector

Voters are, for the most part, just as concerned about the rising tide of plastic waste as campaigners and scientists.
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

A ban on ‘soya sauce fish’? It’s not such a bad idea

Activists stage a protest during the last day of the Second Part of the Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2), Geneva, Switzerland, Aug 14, 2025.
ESG

Plastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthrough

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year, half of which is for single-use items. Only nine per cent is actually recycled.
ESG

Plastic pollution treaty talks in disarray

A waste sorting plant in Erftstadt, Germany. Recycling is far from easy, even in rich countries, which is why it is estimated that only about 9 per cent of global plastic waste is recycled.
Opinion & Features

UN plastics treaty is being hampered by climate obstruction tactics

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