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Beef up plastic waste ban
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/01/2025
» The new Commerce Ministry rule banning the import of plastic waste is welcome news for the environment. The regulation has been in force since Dec 17. However, it should have been mandated as early as 2021. The responsible ministries delayed its implementation for three years to allow recycling businesses that rely on imported plastic scrap to prepare, arguing these businesses require certain types of plastic waste to sustain operations.
A prescription for healthier policy
Oped, Kemi Adeosun, José Antonio González Anaya and Trevor Manuel, Published on 06/09/2022
» A healthy population is both a cause and a result of economic growth and development. But achieving both today requires finance ministers to leave their comfort zones.
Governing an ocean of plastic pollution
Oped, Raimund Bleischwitz, Published on 05/03/2022
» Images of plastic pollution in the ocean and on beaches are now commonplace, and the problem is likely to get worse. Last week, the OECD's first Global Plastics Outlook revealed a dramatic increase in the plastic waste leaked into aquatic environments.
The industrialisation of space
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 11/01/2022
» It will be a bumper year for big space launches to the Moon, Mars, and asteroids, including many manned flights, but the real shocker is the number of satellites and spaceships being launched by private companies.
Enforce the plastic ban
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/01/2022
» Jan 1 was the first day the ban on four types of plastic waste came into effect, which was in line with the cabinet resolution made in February last year. The ban is just one move under a 20-year plan between 2018-2037 called the "Roadmap on Plastic Waste Management".
'Respirators' needed to deal with new variant
Oped, ML Rangsithorn Bhanubandh, Published on 27/12/2021
» The government must prevent the Omicron wave from wreaking havoc with healthcare and the economy by immediately revising Covid measures.
Bid adieu to bad rubbish
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/08/2021
» On Thursday, the national sub-committee tasked with overseeing plastic and electronic waste management will hold a meeting after a ban due to come into effect on Wednesday was once again pushed back due to pressure from the waste recycling industry.
Government must ban imports of plastic scrap
Oped, Punyathorn Jeungsmarn & Penchom Saetang, Published on 27/08/2021
» Last Monday, members of the Anti-Plastic Scrap Citizen's Network submitted a petition to the environmental minister. The petition demanded the government impose a ban on the import of plastic scrap by the end of this year.
Youth not ignoring climate change
Oped, Francesca Capoluongo, Published on 13/08/2021
» Climate change is all too real. For everyone and particularly young people it can seem overpowering. But there are solutions. Youth across Southeast Asia are finding innovative solutions.
Why sustainability revolution is the new digital
Oped, Orit Gadiesh, Jenny Davis-Peccoud & Gerry Mattios, Published on 30/01/2021
» Even in a year dominated by a global pandemic, the sustainability revolution has accelerated faster than expected, while also expanding to include a wider range of environmental and social issues.