Transforming Waste into Opportunity: A Call for Action
Malaysia is losing hundreds of millions of ringgit annually due to insufficient recycling practices.
Jelutong Landfill Rehabilitation: Transforming Waste into Urban Opportunity
A landmark reclamation and rehabilitation project is currently underway at the aging Jelutong landfill in Penang – a site that has served as a municipal dumping ground since the early 1970s.
Understanding RDF & SRF Pricing: Key Insights for Stakeholders
The value of RDF Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) and Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) plays a crucial role in the waste-to-energy ecosystem.
Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows
Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil.
Regen KL Partners with Deliserdang to Implement Advanced Waste Management Solutions
Regen Sdn Bhd is proud to announce a strategic collaboration with the Deliserdang Regency Government to introduce modern waste management solutions aimed at reducing landfill waste, controlling odors and accelerating the drying and separation of plastic waste.
Millions of tons of plastic are trashed every year. But what if we used it to pave our roads?
A road running through Accra, Ghana’s capital, looks like any other blacktop. Yet what most drivers don’t realize is that the asphalt under them contains a slurry of used plastics — shredded and melted bags, bottles and snack wraps — that otherwise were destined for a landfill. The impetus for many similar road projects underway in Ghana was an ambitious plan announced [...]
Revolutionising agriculture ― bio-fertilisers from palm oil empty fruit bunches
There’s increasing public exposure these days on the potential use of bio-fertilisers, ie., the use of natural, organic matter. Bio-fertilisers are “natural fertilisers that contains living microorganisms (live biomass or dormant cells of effective microbial strains) which, when applied to seed, plant surfaces, or soil, colonises the rhizosphere (ie., plant-root interface) and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability [...]
Cutting greenhouse gases from food production is urgent, scientists say
Rising greenhouse gas emissions from worldwide food production will make it extremely difficult to limit global warming to the targets set in the Paris climate agreement, even if emissions from fossil-fuel burning were halted immediately, scientists reported. But they said that meeting one of the targets, limiting overall warming this century to 1.5°C could be achieved through “rapid and ambitious” [...]
SWCorp targets 40% recycling rate by 2025, current rate at 30%
The Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) has increased the target for recycling rate in the seven states under its supervision to 40% by 2025. SWCorp director (research and technology division) Zulkifli Tamby Chik (pic) is confident of achieving the target following positive developments with the increase in the collection of recycled goods, apart from having reached the [...]
Why plastic waste is an ideal building material
What if we turned the world’s growing wastelands of disused plastics into a new kind of sustainable building? The disposal of plastics is a highly visible global problem – from the highest mountains to the deepest ocean trenches, waste plastic seems inescapable. In natural conditions, plastics are nearly indestructible, and yet they are discarded worldwide on a large scale: the [...]
Building with recycled plastics
During the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI) 2019 Convention & Exposition April 8-11 in Los Angeles, the Spotlight on Plastics highlighted some unique products that are starting to demand recycled plastics. Madeline Rohrbacher, territory sales manager Mid-Atlantic at North Carolina-based CaraGreen, said a number of building materials are starting to utilize recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET). “These are alternatives to conventional building materials, [...]
Sustainable development, green technology to play vital role in driving economy, says PM
Sustainable development and green technology need to play a vital role in driving the country's economy, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Prime Minister said that the Covid-19 pandemic has been a wake-up call for the world and that Malaysia and other countries need to rethink their development agenda. “A green recovery approach would not only spur the economy and [...]