Indonesia has set a goal to reach 100% green fuel production as an end-product of palm oil by 2022-2023. To achieve this, the government was seeking national and foreign investors to build additional refineries, especially in regions close to oil palm plantations in...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is set to become the first Filipino company to utilize fully-certified biodegradable plastic packaging. The company is tapping a local firm, Philippine Bioresins Corporation, that has been developing and testing the technology for the last...
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) has entered a partnership with Project STOP to further scale up the development of more sustainable and circular waste management systems in Indonesia. Through Project STOP, AEPW aims to improve waste collection, bring...
The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) and Malaysian Plastics Recyclers Association (MPRA) said Malaysia needed to go hi-tech in order for the plastics recycling industry to develop into a sustainable industry. Plastic recyclers could potentially grow...
Metro Clark Waste Management Corporation (MCWMC) has submitted an unsolicited proposal to construct a USD 210 million waste-to-Energy facility in Clark, Pampanga. The facility is estimated to be completed in three years, and MCWMC is hoping to start the construction...
Singapore launched its inaugural Zero Waste Masterplan in late August 2019, aiming to reduce the amount of waste that Singapore sends to its landfill on Semakau island by 30% by 2030. This could help extend the lifespan of the landfill beyond the current projection of...
Siam Daikin Sales, the Thai company which manufactures Daikin air conditioners, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EGAT in order to participate as Energy consultant for 2019. The agreement includes more production of level 5 Energy saving air...
Thailand’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with New Energy Development Organization and Industrial Technology Japan (NEDO) to implement a demonstration high-tech project for recycling Waste Electrical and...
Hanoi will be receiving 18 air quality monitoring devices from the German Development Cooperation Organization (GIZ). The sensors will be installed in Hoan Kiem district, the center of the city. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will be the lead...
The Indonesian Agency for Technology Assessment and Application (BPPT) and the Green Technology Center Korea (GTC-K) announced a partnership through the launch of the Green Technology Partnership Initiative (GTPI) in August 2019. The two organizations will work...
Singapore’s Blue Planet Environmental Solutions Pte Ltd has recently acquired Globecycle Holdings Sdn. Bhd., a waste management company specializing in handling industrial waste based in Malaysia. The acquisition now allows Blue Planet to expand its portfolio by...
Philippine conglomerate Filinvest Development Corporation (FDC) and Singapore firm Hitachi Aqua-Tech Engineering Pte. Ltd. inked a joint venture (JV) agreement to put up a water solution company that will provide overall water solutions in the Philippines....
