plastic waste

Deep Dive Podcast: Why is it so hard to get recycling right in Singapore?

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Here’s an excerpt from the podcast:  Tan Huileng: When we’ve gone door to door do some surveys or road shows, we realise it’s quite important to do two things. One is, people have to connect with the minds and connect with the hearts, right? So connecting the minds is more than just “recycling is good and … Read more

Opinion | Given Hong Kong’s food and plastic waste problem, how about we stop shaming those who bring takeaway boxes to restaurants – even high-end ones?

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“I’m so sorry, but we don’t have any takeaway boxes,” he said. And then he turned towards the kitchen, with the rest of our cassoulet in hand. Disappointed, we waited a little bit and got ready to pay the bill. Food is placed into disposable lunchboxes at a restaurant. Photo: Shutterstock Then he re-emerged with … Read more