https://www.eco-business.com/category/waste-management/Asia Pacific news, jobs, events for the cleantech & green enCopyright (c) 2016, Eco-BusinessTue, 01 Jul 2025 06:20:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/fashion-brands-drag-feet-on-their-green-promises/Despite net-zero pledges, few clothing brands are taking steps to decarbonise their supply chains to make fashion more sustainable.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:20:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/fashion-brands-drag-feet-on-their-green-promises/https://www.eco-business.com/news/rising-ocean-acidification-prompts-urgent-calls-for-marine-protection/Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, threatening marine life and ecosystems.Tue, 01 Jul 2025 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/rising-ocean-acidification-prompts-urgent-calls-for-marine-protection/https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-firms-cutting-plastics-show-that-polluter-pays-laws-work-in-global-south-nanette-medved-po/In a country known to be one of the world's biggest contributors to marine plastic pollution, the Sustainability Leadership A-List winner has been instrumental in driving the country’s Extended Producer Responsibility regulation.Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/philippine-firms-cutting-plastics-show-that-polluter-pays-laws-work-in-global-south-nanette-medved-po/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-birds-are-taking-a-hit-from-microplastics-contamination/The increasing presence of microplastics in the bodies of birds poses a global challenge.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/how-birds-are-taking-a-hit-from-microplastics-contamination/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/from-scrap-to-strategy-building-a-circular-economy-for-indias-electronics-boom-2/Critical minerals recovered from e-waste through established recycling systems can become a vital domestic source of essential minerals for India.Fri, 20 Jun 2025 03:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/from-scrap-to-strategy-building-a-circular-economy-for-indias-electronics-boom-2/https://www.eco-business.com/news/is-the-tide-turning-for-ocean-protection-un-conference-ends-with-record-attendance-and-momentum-for-high-seas-treaty/A record number of world leaders gathered in Nice to chart a path forward on ocean protection, with growing support for the High Seas Treaty and new pledges for sustainable marine governance.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 02:30:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/is-the-tide-turning-for-ocean-protection-un-conference-ends-with-record-attendance-and-momentum-for-high-seas-treaty/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/pulling-hanoi-from-the-pollution-precipice/Hanoi’s air pollution crisis demands action in emission regulation, waste management and climate mitigation.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:06:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/pulling-hanoi-from-the-pollution-precipice/https://www.eco-business.com/news/shein-earns-sbti-validation-for-decarbonisation-targets-but-scrutiny-of-its-core-business-model-persists/The fast fashion giant’s recent efforts to boost its green credentials, including in making new sustainability hires, could be linked to its ambitions to go public, say experts.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:52:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/shein-earns-sbti-validation-for-decarbonisation-targets-but-scrutiny-of-its-core-business-model-persists/https://www.eco-business.com/news/toxic-runoff-from-myanmar-rare-earth-mines-threatens-thai-waterways/Water tests from the Kok and Sai rivers near Thailand’s border with Myanmar have revealed elevated arsenic levels, leading Thai officials to warn citizens to avoid contact with river water.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/toxic-runoff-from-myanmar-rare-earth-mines-threatens-thai-waterways/https://www.eco-business.com/news/bangladesh-turns-to-areca-leaves-rice-bran-to-ditch-single-use-plastic-tableware/A few local entrepreneurs are now producing tableware like plates and straws from biodegradable and locally available materials including areca leaves for plates and rice bran and jute for straws.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 07:03:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/bangladesh-turns-to-areca-leaves-rice-bran-to-ditch-single-use-plastic-tableware/https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainability-leadership-a-list-2025-asia-pacifics-most-impactful-changemakers/As geopolitical uncertainties cloud the horizon, leaders who uphold the values of climate justice, diplomacy and equity in their work are recognised for their contributions in the sustainability sector.Fri, 30 May 2025 12:22:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/sustainability-leadership-a-list-2025-asia-pacifics-most-impactful-changemakers/https://www.eco-business.com/news/biomass-co-firing-a-false-strategy-that-risks-prolonging-indonesias-coal-use-report/Despite being endorsed as a way to mitigate emissions in Indonesia’s new power supply plan, the use of wood and crop waste in coal plants delivers minimal climate benefits while posing new pollution risks, says an environmental group.Fri, 30 May 2025 06:18:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/biomass-co-firing-a-false-strategy-that-risks-prolonging-indonesias-coal-use-report/https://www.eco-business.com/news/central-java-communities-win-landmark-pollution-case-against-textile-giant/Indonesia’s Supreme Court recently confirmed the bankruptcy of the country’s largest textile group, Sritex, which made garments for global fast fashion retailers like H&M.Wed, 28 May 2025 05:54:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/central-java-communities-win-landmark-pollution-case-against-textile-giant/https://www.eco-business.com/news/geoengineers-eye-up-ocean-dead-zones-for-carbon-storage/Proponents of modifying the ocean to battle climate change have rising hopes for their biomass sinking plans, but critics fear the environmental impacts.Tue, 27 May 2025 06:15:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/geoengineers-eye-up-ocean-dead-zones-for-carbon-storage/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/an-intelligent-trade-off-ai-as-a-double-edged-sword-in-southeast-asias-climate-battle/Although artificial intelligence (AI) offers positive benefits for Southeast Asia’s climate battle, the region should not look at its usage through rose-tinted glasses.Mon, 26 May 2025 08:52:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/an-intelligent-trade-off-ai-as-a-double-edged-sword-in-southeast-asias-climate-battle/https://www.eco-business.com/news/decommissioning-offshore-wind-is-a-looming-ecological-challenge/The offshore wind industry is starting to consider end-of-life options for the oldest turbines.Thu, 22 May 2025 07:08:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/decommissioning-offshore-wind-is-a-looming-ecological-challenge/https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-true-cost-of-ocean-plastic-pollution/Addressing the global crisis of maritime plastic pollution will require mobilising investment and support to reduce the production of single-use plastics, increasing the lifespan of plastic objects and promoting reuse and reparability.Tue, 13 May 2025 07:27:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/opinion/the-true-cost-of-ocean-plastic-pollution/https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-and-singapore-attracted-bulk-of-us24-billion-green-investment-hike-in-southeast-asia-in-2024/Across the region, private investments in green projects saw a substantial 43-per-cent increase year on year, led by solar deals. But progress is uneven and Southeast Asia struggles to close an annual funding gap of US$50 billion by 2030.Tue, 06 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/malaysia-and-singapore-attracted-bulk-of-us24-billion-green-investment-hike-in-southeast-asia-in-2024/https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-myanmars-gold-rush-threatens-international-rivers/Satellite data suggests unregulated gold mines near the Thai-Myanmar border may be polluting transboundary waterways.Sun, 04 May 2025 22:20:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/how-myanmars-gold-rush-threatens-international-rivers/https://www.eco-business.com/news/new-eu-plastic-pellet-regulations-met-with-caution/The EU has agreed binding rules to reduce plastic pellet pollution, aiming to tackle up to 184,000 metric tons of annual leakage into the environment.Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:36:00 +0000https://www.eco-business.com/news/new-eu-plastic-pellet-regulations-met-with-caution/