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The Star, Friday 15 July 2016
It's really heating up: Greenland loses 1 trillion tons of ice in 4 years
Between 2011 and 2014 Greenland shed 1 trillion tons of ice which corresponds to twice the average of the preceding two decades, according to new d...
The Star, Tuesday 12 July 2016
Plastic waste in the sea might well end up on your dinner plate
But the man-made islands of mostly plastic litter that we can see is only a fraction of the problem. What’s more dangerous is what we cannot see – tiny bits of plastic as small as a pin head or finer than a strand of hair.
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The Star, Tuesday 12 July 2016
Ridding the sea of plastic
For the past 30 years, the Ocean Conservancy has been organising coastal clean-ups every September, involving half a million volunteers in 100 countries. The volunteers pick up trash in beaches, waterways and oceans and this gives an annual global snapshot of the most persistent and proliferating fo...
The Star, Monday 11 July 2016
Over 90% of mobile devices can be re-used
Over 90% of the materials used in mobile devices and accessories can be recovered through proper recycling....
The Star, Monday 11 July 2016
E-waste and discarded mobile phones pose real danger to environment
There are more than 66 million mobile phones in Malaysia – about twice the population, inclusive of immigrants.
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The Star, Monday 11 July 2016
'Polystyrene not the real culprit'
Kuala Lumpur folk have six months to say goodbye to their tapau (takeaway) boxes. The ubiquitous clam shell containers made from polystyrene will be banned in the Federal Territories with effect from ...
The Star, Wednesday 6 July 2016
Separate trash or pay fine, households warned
Households who do not separate their trash will be facing the first round of fines as enforcement agencies are in the process of preparing the first batch of compounds to be issued with regard to failing to adhere to the mandatory waste separation...