WE refer to your recent report “Malacca bans plastic bags” (The Star, Dec 30). Plastic bags and polystyrene (PS) containers should be recycled instead of being banned. Cancel anytime.

Now, a study published in Chemosphere, which was led by researchers at Toxic-Free Future and the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment at Vrije Universiteit, gives even more reason to ...

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There’s no need to rely on wasteful, single-use baggies anymore. These days, there are endless companies making reusable Ziploc alternatives, composed of materials ranging from silicone to recycled ...

Reusable cleansing pads are a small but simple switch you can make to reduce waste in your skincare routine and effectively remove make-up in a way that’s speedy and kind to the skin. Granted ...

That’s the alarming message from a new study published in the journal Chemosphere. Cooking with any plastic utensil has long been seen as worrisome because heat can cause chemicals in the ...

The moment of truth is almost upon us. In just ten days, the world will gather in Busan, Republic of Korea, to begin the final round of negotiations on a legally binding instrument to end plastic ...

Mahathir’s letter to Thatcher is one of hundreds of unpublished diplomatic documents I have seen in visits to the UK National Archives since then. My full analysis of this letter, and Thatcher ...

Meanwhile, plastic pollution could nearly double, reaching 121 million metric tons, according to the study. In such a business-as-usual scenario, the world would amass sufficient waste between ...

(Note that the actual drink you order won't arrive in the reusable cup, and will instead be in a plastic or paper cup. The reusable cup will be handed to you in addition to the drink you ordered.) ...

"Red Cup Day," a favorite Starbucks holiday tradition that offers customers free reusable cups, takes place this week -- but there's a catch. The coffee giant's popular "Red Cup Day" for 2024 ...