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Reheating plastic food containers: what science says about microplastics and chemicals in ready meals
How often do you eat takeaway food? What about pre-prepared ready meals, or microwaving some leftovers you had in the fridge? Are there any potential downsides we need to be aware of? We decided to investigate.
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The Hidden Health Risks of Plastic-Packaged Ready Meals
Greenpeace International's analysis of 24 research papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals found that the plastics we use to package our food are exposing us to health risks – and none more so than heated ready meals and takeaways.
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Reuse is working. It’s time for major brands like Unilever to help it grow.
Reuse at scale isn’t a distant ambition. It’s happening right now, despite the companies still profiting from the status quo.
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What Consumed reveals about Unilever and why the company must break its sachet habit
Brands like Unilever are now locked into disposability. Despite sustainability promises, the company continues to rely on sachets for volume and margins, even as the pollution becomes impossible to ignore.
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Sweet Promises, Bitter Reality: Inside the Merauke Sugarcane Project
Report: In the Marind homeland in West Papua, land grabbing and forest destruction are taking hold in the name of the Indonesian government’s program for food and energy self-sufficiency.
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Southeast Asia beyond the gas hype
The conversations sparked by #LiterallyNastyGas remind us of something simple but important.
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Why fossil gas is a bad deal for Southeast Asia
Fossil gas is often described as a cleaner and safer option for our region. But when you look closely at the evidence.
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Understanding fossil gas, methane, and LNG
Fossil gas is often surrounded by confusing technical terms. This glossary breaks down the key concepts in clear and simple language, so you can understand exactly why fossil gas is…
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Sumatra Floods Send Prabowo Govt Warning to Correct Course
The devastating floods that hit Sumatra show that the climate crisis is bringing increasingly extreme weather. The second factor behind flooding is forest destruction in upstream river catchment areas.
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Fisheries transparency now: time for Southeast Asia to catch up
Out on the open ocean, much of the fishing world still operates in the shadows as a result of the lack of transparency and observership in global fisheries. A vessel…