People looks at a rack of clothes on the first day of sales, “Les soldes”, which last for four weeks, in Rennes, western France, on June 28.//AFP

France to pay bonus for shoe, clothes repairs to cut waste

From October, France will pay a bonus to encourage people to have their clothes and shoes repaired rather than throwing them away, the government said. The move aims to cut…

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Industrial waste dumped in industrial park linked to Ayutthaya recycling plant

Thailand’s Pollution Control Department has traced the industrial waste, found in a confiscated truck, to a waste recycling plant in Ayutthaya province, according to Pitaya Pramotvoraphan, deputy director-general of the…

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Thailand’s bio-circular economy and the problem of imported trash

In the eyes of critics, Thailand’s Waste Management Master Plan has trashed the country’s waste problem to the point that it risks becoming the world’s dumping ground. Not only is…

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Private sector teams up to drive green economy

Containers and packaging make up a major portion of municipal solid waste (MSW). Among these are over 3,000 million beverage cartons each year. While the aluminium layer, currently used in…

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Government agencies ordered to pay ฿9.6bn compensation over Klong Dan project

Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Finance Ministry have lost the legal fight to avoid paying 9.6 billion baht in compensation to a consortium of companies over the corruption-plagued Klong…

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Malaysia to send 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to countries of origin

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will send as much as 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to the countries it came from, the environment minister said on Tuesday, the latest…

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