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 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...
by Abriel | Sep 17, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
It was SG Food Rescue’s third food wastage awareness drive – an event where they distribute “rescued” food items that are edible but were thrown out by suppliers. About 800kg of food was given away to more than 200 members of the public in two...
by Abriel | Jun 7, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
The development of plastics has led to a revolution in packaging and consumer goods, and enhanced convenience for billions of people. Yet, an estimated 8 million metric tonnes of plastic leaks out into our oceans annually, causing major environmental, economic and...
by Abriel | May 30, 2018 | 2018, Responsible Consumption & Production, What Inspires You?
Undergraduate Rachel Tan created an Instagram account in July 2017 in a light-hearted bid to get her friends to practise eco-friendly habits. Through the use of quirky language and humour, the 20-year-old would “nag”, urging them to reduce the use of...
