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Be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution.
Our recent discovery found a high concentration of heavy metals, namely lead (Pb) in the sediments of the Langat river in the location nearer to plastic waste recycling factories and other industries in Jenjarom.
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Health experts call for reusable PPE to protect people and planet
Health experts around the world today endorsed the use of well-made reusable masks or gloves that are properly sanitised in order to protect the environment from pollution as well as our communities from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nestle Malaysia’s unsustainable move from plastic to paper straws
Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd announced that it plans to adopt paper straws across its entire range of ultra-high temperature (UHT) by year end. Although Nestle claims this move will help in tackling the plastic pollution crisis, it is a misguided one.
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Kesan plastik yang tidak berhenti
Sampah plastik telah membanjiri kawasan kita sejak 2018 lagi - menenggelamkan suara-suara dan mengenepikan kesihatan ahli-ahli komuniti yang terkesan akibat situasi ini.
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The plastic that keeps on giving
Illegal, unrecyclable imported plastic waste flooded our shores in 2018; drowning out the voices and health of communities affected by it, as well as the health of our environment.
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Reusables can be used safely: Around 130 health experts fire back at the plastic industry
While the world is rightly preoccupied with tackling COVID-19, oil companies are pushing to produce more single-use plastic than ever before. So what do we need to know about plastic in the age of COVID-19?
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Over 125 health experts defend safety of reusables during COVID-19 pandemic
Over 115 health experts from eighteen countries signed onto a statement today assuring retailers and consumers that reusables are safe during COVID-19, pushing back on claims by the plastic industry.
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Waste Trade Woes
Plastic waste from developed countries add to Malaysia’s environmental crisis.
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THE RECYCLING MYTH 2.0: The Toxic After-Effects of Imported Plastic Waste in Malaysia
A joint investigation was carried out last year by Greenpeace, revisiting several locations suspected to have onsite imported plastic waste to find out the lasting environmental and health impacts of the imported plastic waste trade.
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Ramadan under MCO
Ramadhan and MCO Happy Ramadan! The blessed month in the Islamic calendar is here again, but things are far from usual. As most of us know already, we will be…