recycling

Dozens of foreign workers fled and tried to go into hiding when police conducted an Op Pintas Mega raid at a recycling factory.

Countries wrangled over whether the treaty should address how to tackle the overproduction of plastic.

The national palm oil extraction rate could potentially be impacted if the recycling of secondary oil to CPO is prohibited.

There are dangers for the environment because electronic waste can contain toxic additives and hazardous substances.

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.

Sportswear, athleisure and sneakers are big business, but recycling them is tricky as they depend on fossil fuel-based materials.

It is all part of the zero-waste or low-waste lifestyle of reusing, repurposing as well as reducing plastic.

This innovative, ecological and low-cost solution has significant potential in waste management and recycling technology markets.

Upcycling refers to reusing an object in a new way without degrading the material it is made from, as opposed to recycling.

Coeli's samba school travels around 500 kilometers to the "mecca" of carnival, rescuing cast-off costumes and decorations.

Only 14 pct of plastic packaging is collected for recycling; reliance on recycling alone will not solve the waste problem.

Recycling e-waste is critical to meet the growing demand for electronics and for environmental safety.

Virgin production of non-recycled plastic is rapidly rising as the petrochemical industry expands, lowering costs.

The Penang DOE has ordered a factory found illegally recycling cadmium and lithium batteries in Ara Kuda, Bukit Mertajam to stop operations.

To combat the waste, local authorities now promote the use of refillable water bottles.