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Plastic Waste Is a Gold Mine, Study Finds

Plastic Waste Is a Gold Mine, Study Finds

Liang Lan May 12, 2022

Making recycling systems more efficient will save between $4.5 billion and nearly $10 billion according to new research.

Are Microfibres the Same as Microplastics?

Are Microfibres the Same as Microplastics?

Liang Lan February 21, 2022

Microplastics and microfibres share many of the same characteristics and often overlap, but they’re not the same classification altogether...

Malaysian Kids Teach Adults the Importance of Taking Care of the Environment

Malaysian Kids Teach Adults the Importance of Taking Care of the Environment

Liang Lan January 17, 2022

RHB Bank has launched a Chinese New Year campaign featuring the film ‘A Spark for Change’, which was conceived and....

Climate concern: Scotland burns four times more waste than five years ago

Climate concern: Scotland burns four times more waste than five years ago

George Scott December 09, 2021

SCOTLAND is burning nearly four times more household waste than it did five years ago and is now incinerating almost....

Religions and environmental protection

Religions and environmental protection

George Scott October 02, 2021

All religions agree that nature is an act of divinity and should be treated as such...

The plastic waste problem explained

The plastic waste problem explained

George Scott September 22, 2021

Plastic is a life-changing resource, but the same qualities that make it useful—alongside poor waste management—have created a global waste....

Environment Agency permits companies to release partially treated water or sewage because of chemical shortages caused by Brexit and Covid-19

Environment Agency permits companies to release partially treated water or sewage because of chemical shortages caused by Brexit and Covid-19

Rebecca Herbert September 19, 2021

Water and sewerage companies are being given permission to release waste water that has not been properly treated into rivers....

Government ‘needs to legislate for consistent recycling labelling’ – OPRL

Government ‘needs to legislate for consistent recycling labelling’ – OPRL

Rebecca Herbert September 12, 2021

OPRL, the UK’s world-leading resources and recycling not-for-profit, is today (8 September) launching its #MakeItEasy campaign, spearheading a broad coalition....