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Greenpeace pushes back on ‘plastic monster’ created by corporations like Nestlé
KUALA LUMPUR - The plastic waste trade problem gained traction nationwide in recent months due to an overflow of imported plastic waste across several states, with Selangor at its epicentre.
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After ‘The Recycling Myth’ Report: Updates from the Field
Plastic waste has been a visibly mounting issue in Malaysia for over a decade now with increasing news reports on landfills affecting residential neighbourhoods.
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Looking back at our first campaign in Malaysia: Stopping Lynas’ radioactive threat
It was one of our first movements for Malaysia, and its relevance remains as important today as it was in 2014.
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Rally to Support Removal of Lynas’ Toxic Waste
Protect Malaysia and Put People and Planet Over Profit KUALA LUMPUR – An estimated 150 people from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and concerned communities in Kuantan assembled in front of Parliament…
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Three ways coal is depleting the world’s water resources
Last year, the city of Cape Town narrowly averted day zero – the day the city’s water taps would run dry.
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Unearthed: How palm oil sparked a diplomatic row between Europe and southeast Asia
From threats to cancel UK defence deals to pledges to stop imports of Norwegian salmon, European moves to restrict palm oil have enraged Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best
Jakarta, Indonesia – Air pollution will take an estimated seven million lives globally in the next year, while costing the world’s economy nearly 225 billion USD.
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Greenpeace: Only five out of 23 tuna canneries in Southeast Asia make the grade
Manila — Greenpeace Southeast Asia today released its latest tuna cannery ranking evaluating 23 canneries and brands from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia based on their policies.
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‘Recycling’ from developed world dumped in Malaysia and left to rot
Malaysia is the new dumping site for plastic ‘recycling’ from more than 19 countries, including the US, UK and Australia, according to new research released today by Greenpeace Malaysia.
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THE RECYCLING MYTH: Malaysia and the Broken Global Recycling System
In many places a waste management system exists that claims to dispose, incinerate or recycle collected plastic waste. In reality, most of the plastic waste generated in high-income countries is…