AWANI Tonight: Reducing plastic pollution, expanding reuse systems
As the government considers a national plastic policy, Hema Mahadevan from Greenpeace highlights key elements for a robust legal framework to phase out single-use plastics.
Tue Jul 02 2024
Consider This: Microplastics (Part 2) - The Environmental Cost of Microplastics
A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to hydro-ecologist Professor Dr Christopher Gibbins, Professor at the School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences at University of Nottingham Malaysia.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Consider This: Microplastics (Part 1) - Malaysia Leads in Microplastic Consumption
A recent study, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, found that Malaysia has the highest per capita microplastic consumption amongst 109 countries. Malaysia is also among the top ten countries that inhales the most microplastic particles each day. How are these invisible pollutants entering our lives, and what can be done to stop it from continuing to happen? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Professor Dr K. Sudesh Kumar, Professor of Applied Microbiology at USM’s School of Biological Sciences.
Tue Jun 18 2024
Countries grapple with who should pay to tackle plastic pollution crisis
Saudi Arabia and China, among the world's biggest plastics producers, insisted that GEF's traditional donor nations also pay for plastics.
Sat May 04 2024
Plastic talks end without agreement on curbing production
Countries wrangled over whether the treaty should address how to tackle the overproduction of plastic.
Tue Apr 30 2024
UN plastic treaty talks grapple with re-use, recycle, reduce debate
A third round of UN negotiations to try deliver the world's first treaty to control plastic pollution has drawn more than 500 proposals.
Mon Nov 20 2023
We don't know enough about the high seas to protect them
Beyond any country's jurisdiction, relatively little is known about the high seas and the life it contains.
Sun Jun 11 2023
Plastics in bowels a sign we need to change
The extent of plastic pollution continues to grow with microplastics now found in more than half of human organs.
Sun Jun 11 2023
Scientists have identified a new type of disease caused by plastic pollution
This new pathology is a condition affecting marine birds in Australia.
Sat Mar 11 2023
'Home compostable' plastic packaging is largely greenwashing, study says
In the fight against plastic pollution, more and more brands are promising "biodegradable" and "home compostable" packaging.
Sun Nov 13 2022
Plastic gobbling enzymes in worm spit may help ease pollution
Two substances in the saliva of wax worms readily break down a common type of plastic.
Mon Oct 10 2022
Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
The vast Ebrie lagoon is choked by plastic pollution and ravaged by sand extraction and unbridled development.
Wed Sep 07 2022
Faster growth may help bacteria remove lake plastic waste: Study
Chemicals leaking from plastic waste make bacteria grow faster in European lakes, according to research published.
Sat Jul 30 2022
Global plastic waste on track to triple by 2060
A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, study shows.
Sun Jun 05 2022
Scientists develop an eco-friendly plastic from salmon sperm
Would you drink from a cup made from salmon sperm?
Wed Dec 08 2021