EVERYDAY HEROES
plastics
WORLD
UN starts new bid to forge plastics treaty amid ‘global crisis’
MALAYSIA
Civil groups urge binding global limits on plastic production
BUSINESS
Indonesia to ease import restrictions ahead of US tariff deadline
BUSINESS
Greenpeace slams Coca-Cola for producing billions of plastic bottles
WORLD
Scientists in Japan develop plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours
BUSINESS
End of the party? Tupperware files for bankruptcy
BUSINESS
China’s plastics boom set to create another trade challenge
BUSINESS
Scientex gets sell calls despite nod for RM381mil land deal
GENERAL
Rising scourge of e-waste a ‘catastrophe’ for environment
GENERAL
Why recycled plastic might not be the solution
GENERAL
Plastic-eating fungi found in China’s coastal salt marshes
GENERAL
Rise in ocean plastic pollution ‘unprecedented’ since 2005
BUSINESS
California probes ‘Big Oil’ over plastic pollution
GENERAL
Only 9% of plastic recycled worldwide
GENERAL
75% of global population want single-use plastics banned
MALAYSIA
Ban use of toxic chemicals in plastic pellets, says consumer group
GENERAL
Now there’s recycled swimwear for the eco-conscious
BUSINESS
Jakarta startup provides cleaning products without the plastics
MALAYSIA
World Bank sees US$6bil wasted on Southeast Asia plastics
BUSINESS
RM24.7bil loss from failure to recycle plastics
GENERAL
Sewage sludge could be used to make biodegradable plastics
MALAYSIA
Covid-19 threatens to derail plastic reduction efforts
SOUTH EAST ASIA