Recycling
Leveraging technology for less in landfills
These finalists of the Emerging Enterprise Sustainability Awards want to create solutions for a circular economy
SembWaste rebrands to Cora Environment, commits S$200 million to waste management growth
The investment will boost its core capabilities, support upgrades to existing facilities
Labubu is blowing up hopes of a plastics halt
Our addiction to consumerism is driving a surge in polymer production, and China is now the new ground zero
Income Eco Run raises S$70,000 for WWF-Singapore
Income Insurance matches S$1 for every kilometre clocked by nearly 5,500 runners
High costs limit plastic recycling in South-east Asia: Bain
The consultancy calls for incentives and innovation to improve the economics of recycling
Singapore’s solar energy deployment on track to meet Green Plan targets, but waste to landfill reduction lags
Recyling rates drop due to higher freight costs, import restrictions, and lower demand for recycled materials
Britain to make online marketplaces pay more for electricals recycling
BRITAIN said on Tuesday (Dec 10) it would soon make online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay pay more towards the cost of recycling waste electrical items from toasters to hair curlers.
Airlines not switching quickly enough to green jet fuel: study
MOST of the world’s airlines are not doing enough to switch to sustainable jet fuel, according to a study by Brussels-based advocacy group Transport and Environment, which also found too little invest...
South Korea’s mountain of plastic waste shows limits of recycling
SOUTH Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country’s approach highlights its limits.
‘Moment of truth’ for world-first plastic pollution treaty
PLASTIC pollution litters our seas, our air and even our bodies, but negotiators face an uphill battle next week to agree on the world’s first treaty aimed at ending the problem.
