Waste Management / Recycling
The Thai Health Promotion Foundation has recently launched a campaign by Jeh United on promoting waste management. The organization has chosen the largest northern Thai city of Chiang Mai as a model.
Obama Presses Case for Renewable Energy
BOSTON — Taking aim at business interests that have lobbied against an energy and climate bill moving through Congress, President Obama urged lawmakers on Friday to rally around the push toward using more renewable energy.
Australian town bans bottled water
Sydney - Bundanoon on Saturday became the first town in Australia, and possibly the world, to ban the sale of bottled water. The 2,500 residents voted in July to stop shops from stocking single-use bottles and switch to retailing bottles that are ...
McDonald's big wrap is the last straw, say greenies
Fast-food giant McDonald's has thrown out 400 million food containers, knives, forks and spoons in the past three years, according to environmental group Green Sense.
Refunds urged in plastic bags row
A campaign has been launched to try to make the government refund the 50-cent levy on plastic bags to consumers.
US scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific
Marine scientists from California are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch."
Plastic bag levy launches smoothly
The first day of the environmental levy scheme on plastic shopping bags ran smoothly today, Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau says. However, he warned manufacturers not to circumvent the levy by prepackaging products.
Shops introduce plastic bag levy
The plastic bag levy has come into force, with some 2,800 shops charging their customers 50 cents for bags with handles. The shops include supermarket chains, convenience stores, and personal health and beauty shops.
Plastic bags levy scheme to start
The environmental levy scheme on plastic shopping bags will commence on July 7, Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau says. He calls on shoppers to make Hong Kong green by bringing their own bags.
HK people urged to combat global warming
Oxfam Hong Kong has marked World Environment Day by telling people in the city that they have a moral responsibility to reduce the impact of climate change.
Plastic-bag levy to start in July
Registered retailers must start charging customers not less than 50 cents for each shopping bag with handles starting July 7 under the environmental levy scheme on plastic shopping bags, Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau says.
Safety urged in ship recycling
The International Maritime Organization is scrambling to pass a legally binding covenant on ship recycling before an expected surge in decommissioned vessels driven by the financial crisis.
Without Cafeteria Trays, Colleges Find Savings
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — John Belushi memorialized them in “Animal House” as he stockpiled edible projectiles for an epic food fight. Generations of college students in the Northeast have deployed them as makeshift sleds. But the once-ubiquitous c...
Happy greens hail bag levy then target electronic junk
Happy green groups hailed the passage of the plastic bag levy yesterday - then pushed the government to target electronic waste.
Dirty details revealed: Florida ranks No. 3 for trashiest beaches
Cigarette butts, bottles, pull tabs, syringes, condoms, dead animals. These aren't leftovers from the sleazy neighbor's wee-hours wingding. They are a sampling of the items collected in a single day from the state's beaches.
Many Plans to Curtail Use of Plastic Bags, but Not Much Action
SEATTLE — Last summer, city officials here became the first in the nation to approve a fee on paper and plastic shopping bags in many retail stores. The 20-cent charge was intended to reduce pollution by encouraging reusable bags.
Ditch those plastic bags every day
More than 2,000 stores are to implement a "no plastic bag" scheme seven days a week.
PET Project: Coke's Big Recycling Plant
Roughly 75 percent of plastic soda and water bottles end up in landfills, by some estimates. What a waste. We could argue about whether to blame lazy consumers, governments that fail to promote recycling, or the beverage industry. We could debate ...
Children's Books Use Christmas to Push Global Warming Agenda
Global warming alarmists, picking up where the Grinch left off, are trying to steal Christmas, some critics say. From children's books to school plays, the climate change crowd is dreaming of a green Christmas, angering opponents who say 'tis NOT ...
Paper Trail
Even lap sap ladies are getting fired due to the recession, writes June Ng.