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Apr 28, 20121 min read
Do we need that plastic bag? [News]
Do we need that plastic bag? By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 28 Apr 2012. A few days ago, I found myself in the curious position of...
Apr 27, 20121 min read
Plastic bag production 'an environmental worry' [News]
Plastic bag production 'an environmental worry' By Lee Jia Xin and Goh Shi Ting, The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2012. Plastic bag production...
Apr 23, 20121 min read
Recycling has its rewards [News]
Recycling has its rewards By Amanda Lee, Today, 23 Apr 2012. More recyclable material has been collected from Housing and Development...
Apr 23, 20121 min read
Supermarts may start charging for plastic bags [News]
Supermarts may start charging for plastic bags By Lee Jia Xin, The Straits Times, 23 Apr 2012. Shoppers may need to pay for plastic bags...
Apr 13, 20121 min read
Exchange your used books at Book Exchange 2012 [News]
Exchange your used books at Book Exchange 2012 By Channel NewsAsia, 12 Apr 2012. From April 13 to 27, book lovers can participate in the...
Apr 11, 20121 min read
Siblings put food waste to good use [News]
Siblings put food waste to good use By Leslie Kay Lim, The Straits Times, 11 Apr 2012. For many businesses, excess food is merely waste...
Apr 7, 20121 min read
Why are few Singaporean families going green? [News]
Why are few Singaporean families going green? By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 7 Apr 2012. Singapore families are dismal when it comes...
Mar 30, 20122 min read
StarHub launches e-waste recycling programme for Earth Hour with a challenge [Press Releases]
Singapore, 30 March 2012 - For Earth Hour this year, from 8:30pm till 9:30pm on Saturday 31 March, expect to see dimmed lights, as well a...
Mar 30, 20121 min read
Over 300 corporate organisations participating in Earth Hour [News]
Over 300 corporate organisations participating in Earth Hour By Qiuyi Tan, Channel NewsAsia, 29 Mar 2012. More than 300 corporate...
Mar 7, 20121 min read
Compulsory for large hotels, malls to report waste data [News]
Compulsory for large hotels, malls to report waste data By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 7 Mar 2012. In a bid to cut waste and boost...
Dec 28, 20111 min read
Turning food waste into water [News]
Turning food waste into water By Yasmine Yahya, The Straits Times, 28 Dec 2011. Green technology was the last thing on the mind of...
Dec 21, 20111 min read
Researchers use recycled glass to filter raw water [News]
Researchers use recycled glass to filter raw water By Wayne Chan, Channel NewsAsia, 21 Dec 2011. A team of researchers from Ngee Ann...
Dec 8, 20113 min read
Singapore Printer Brands Launch First-Ever Joint Recycling Initiative – Project Homecoming [Press Releases]
Singapore, 1 December 2011 - Five major printer brands based in Singapore: Brother, Canon, Dell, Epson and Lexmark, with the support of t...
Dec 8, 20111 min read
Food waste recycler folds [News]
Food waste recycler folds By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 18 Nov 2011. Singapore's largest food waste recycling company has shut for...
Dec 8, 20111 min read
Better to barter [News]
Better to barter By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 8 Oct 2011. Instead of buying toys for her daughter, a housewife rents them. A...
Nov 10, 20111 min read
Young recyclers keep their friends in the picture [News]
Young recyclers keep their friends in the picture By The Straits Times, 10 Nov 2011. Organisers of a new recycling initiative are asking...
Oct 24, 20111 min read
2011 R3C International Symposium: New Developments in Waste Management [Events]
2011 R3C International Symposium: New Developments in Waste Management R3C (Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre) is organizing the...
Oct 6, 20111 min read
Companies cut packaging waste - and save $15m [News]
Companies cut packaging waste - and save $15m By Grace Chua, The Straits Times, 6 Oct 2011. Companies here have cut back on 7,100 tonnes...
Oct 6, 20111 min read
Efforts to cut packaging waste bear fruit [News]
Efforts to cut packaging waste bear fruit By Today, 6 Oct 2011. The 127 companies that have pledged to reduce packaging waste have...
Oct 3, 20111 min read
Phase out plastic bags [Letters]
Phase out plastic bags Letter by Curtis Marsh, The Straits Times, 3 Oct 2011. Human nature being what it is, people will not change...
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