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Month: August 2024

SPEND TIME IN NATURE

Nature has long been considered the ultimate healer, but we humans are spending less time outdoors in our modern, fast-paced, and ever-connected way of life. Forgoing time in nature – or just time outside in general – is a missed opportunity to benefit your mental, emotional, and physical health, because spending time in Mother Nature can help relieve stress and anxiety; boost our immune...
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Waste Trade: A Form of Colonialism

A short explainer on waste trade across Global South, and how it is a new form of waste colonialism as it perpetuates environmental and social injustice. By Mageswari Sangaralingam In 2017, China announced a stop on the import of 24 types of waste beginning 1 January 2018. This decision, coupled with the fact that under China’s Operation National Sword, the illegal smuggling of waste would...
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SAY NO TO PLASTIC

How Plastics Harm Human Health & the Planet Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials used in a huge and growing range of products in our everyday lives, from disposable water bottles and packaging to toys, textiles and hundreds of other common items. Although plastics have become ubiquitous, they are a threat to human and health and the...
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Impose Ban on Heavy Vehicles during Peak Hours on Penang’s Roads

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the Road Transport Department (JPJ) to impose a ban on heavy vehicles during peak hours to alleviate traffic congestion. A CAP survey revealed that the movement of goods and construction vehicles during peak period, specifically in the morning and evening, significantly contributes to traffic congestion and disrupts the smooth flow of...
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ARE YOU WEARING PLASTIC & OIL?

Did you know that most of our clothes are made from plastic? Polyester, a manufactured synthetic fibre, is a kind of plastic and is usually derived from petroleum. This synthetic fibre is the most commonly used fabric in textiles. Let's try our best to opt out of buying synthetic fibres. Fast fashion that uses cheap and harmful fabric fuels climate change. Find out more below. ~ adapted from 1...
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