#hazardous waste News
New international law seeks to make ship-breaking safer and cleaner – workers want better pay, too.
Carbon & Climate
‘Climate villains’ that made headlines in 2024
Exploitation in the mining sector gave rise to the term "blood nickel", while ad agencies were in the spotlight for working with fossil fuel giants. Here are the individuals and organisations that made the headlines for the wrong reasons.
INC chair expresses confidence a deal will be reached; UNEP urges negotiators to focus on unresolved issues including the regulation of harmful chemicals, production of plastics and financing.
Carbon & Climate
Health and climate risks overlap in coal-burning Southeast Asia
Coal-fired power plants are driving a health crisis in Southeast Asia, where fine particle pollution causes millions of premature deaths annually.
#hazardous waste Opinion
Policy & Finance
Securing critical minerals a must for India’s clean energy ambitions
India’s journey toward mineral self-reliance hinges on strengthening domestic capabilities and forging strategic global partnerships.
Public opinion will dictate how Japanese seafood is received after the wastewater is disposed of into the Pacific Ocean.
Corporate Responsibility
Space junk: what is being done?
23,000 pieces of ‘space junk’ float in orbit, and almost as many ideas for how to get rid of them are being floated on Earth.
Increased government and corporate accountability, including the full implementation of the EPR law and more investment into upcycling innovations, are equally critical to create a more sustainable waste management ecosystem in Singapore.
Manufacturing
A world without waste: how gold mining is going green
#hazardous waste Videos
Manufacturing
Watch: Who holds the solution to microfibre pollution?
Microfibre pollution is a growing problem around the world. What's a concerned citizen to do?
Where do your coffee cups, clothes and household appliances go to die? New documentary Trash Trail traces the afterlife of consumer goods in Singapore to reveal surprising findings.
Traditional landowners say a plan to store radioactive waste near sacred Aboriginal sites is a desecration of their heritage.
Corporate Responsibility
Indian rapping about Unilever’s mercury mess makes a hit
More than 3 million have watched Sofia Ashraf’s 'Kodaikanal Won't' - based on American singer Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' - which calls for Unilever to clean up a mercury-contaminated factory in India.
#hazardous waste Press Releases
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
