by Abriel | Jan 23, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production
People looking to kick-start ground-up initiatives to drive waste reduction and recycling can bid for $2 million worth of funding from next month (February 2019). Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor announced that the funds are...
by Abriel | Jan 22, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production
A putrid puddle filled with rubbish lies below a mountain of plastic scrap at an illegal dumpsite next to a palm oil plantation in Jenjarom, Klang, near Malaysia’s largest port. In the same Selangor town, about 70km from Kuala Lumpur, plastic waste is stacked in...
by Abriel | Jan 21, 2019 | 2019, Quality Education, What Inspires You?
More young people are now keener on entrepreneurship, with some even taking the plunge to start their own businesses as soon as they leave school. Universities such as Nanyang Technological University have responded to the trend by introducing tie-ups with companies...
by Abriel | Jan 20, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
An ambitious but hopeful goal was set by Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli a week ago when he launched Singapore’s Year Towards Zero Waste. The year-long campaign aims to raise awareness of waste issues in Singapore and highlight the need...
by Abriel | Jan 18, 2019 | 2019, Responsible Consumption & Production
A team of researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) may have given durian fans another reason to hail the king of fruits. The scientists have found a way to turn durian seeds into a food stabiliser (a binding ingredient used to give food items a...
