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While it has made progress in some areas, Malaysia's daily waste generation rate is way above the global average.

Millions of tons of used coffee grounds are produced globally and most are sent to landfills where they emit methane as they break down.

The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after oil & gas, and household are among the largest contributors to fabric waste. On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to Nik Suzila Nik Hassan and Sarah Kedah, co-founders of Kloth Circularity, about their mission to keep fabrics out of our landfills.

While incineration may seem appealing, other WTE technologies show promise backed by data and science, suggesting more viable options exist.

Malaysia’s waste management faces significant problems as landfills are filling to capacity while waste is not reduced. Executive Director of Pamarai Sdn Bhd Pang Swee Lei introduces the Asher, a holistic green technology that turns trash into ash and talks about the importance of treating waste at source.

The newly measured methane hotspots include sprawling oil and gas facilities and large landfills.

Every day 3,000 tonnes of edible food is thrown away in Malaysia - enough to feed 10 million people daily. The Lost Food Project helps to rescue an average of 10 tonnes of food per week from going to landfills. Melisa Idris speaks to Suzanne Mooney, founder of The Lost Food Project to better understand the scale of food waste and the role we each can play in addressing this issue. Suzanne Mooney is also a recipient of the 2020 Merdeka Award for Outstanding Contribution to the People of Malaysia.

Plastic pollution has become one of China's biggest challenges, with vast amounts buried in landfills or dumped in rivers.

Dozens of elephants lumber out of the forest daily into a garbage dump, rummaging through mounds of rubbish for wilted vegetable scraps.

Malaysian fashion designer will be presenting a unique clothing collection using fabric incorporating recycled plastic bottles.

She said two WTE plants were sufficient for the state and the landfills would then be cleared to be turned into recreational parks.

Plastic in Sri Lankan landfills is a major killer of elephants, with autopsies showing kilos of it in the stomachs of animals who died.

Twenty percent of global production waste comes from textiles and apparel. We speak to Kloth Cares founders Nik Suzila Hassan and Sarahan Kedah who are on a mission to keep fabric away from landfills.

MAEKO's Chelsea Chee wants to save the planet from being inundated by the uncontrolled dumping of food waste by making composting a profitable business solution.