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5 FACTS ABOUT PLASTIC

Lai Cheng June 7, 2023 0 Comments

Plastic pollution is more than just a waste management issue. It is a climate issue. It is a nature issue. It is a health issue. Here are 5 facts you need to know to beat plastic pollution. (Source: UN Development)

WHY GREEN SPACES ARE GOOD FOR YOU

Lai Cheng June 7, 2023 0 Comments

Research shows that green spaces, areas with natural elements like trees, grass, or gardens, boost your overall well-being. That includes your physical and mental health. Even looking at nature and greenery through a window can lower your blood pressure and anxiety levels, recent studies show. In fact, the longer you’re exposed to green spaces, the more likely you are to have better mental...

THE SHOCKING HAZARDS POSED BY AN EVERYDAY ITEM: THE PLASTIC BOTTLE

Lai Cheng June 6, 2023 0 Comments

A first-ever study reveals the hard truths behind soft drinks' plastic bottles: The beverage industry supply chain of this common plastic, known as polyethylene terephthalate or PET, is riddled with carcinogens, emissions and contamination. Worldwide, the beverage industry buys more than 500 billion plastic bottles annually – nearly a million per minute. Making PET requires hundreds of...

World Environment Day 2023: #BeatPlasticPollution

Lai Cheng June 6, 2023 0 Comments

Beat Plastic Pollution is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day. The data put out by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) is staggering. Around the world, one million plastic bottles are purchased every minute, while up to five trillion plastic bags are used worldwide every year. Plastic production keeps growing, with half of all plastic produced designed for...

HEALTH BENEFITS OF GREEN BEANS

Lai Cheng June 6, 2023 0 Comments

Green beans – also known as string beans or snap beans – are rich in Vitamin C and beta-carotene, an antioxidant that gives fruits and vegetables their colour. The vegetable helps fight inflammation and is a good source of folate and potassium, which helps regulate blood pressure. Green beans also are a good source of protein and fibre, which helps lower cholesterol. That’s not all....

Milestone for Campaign to Stop New Zealand Sending Plastic Waste to Malaysia

Lai Cheng June 2, 2023 0 Comments

Lydia Chai, a Malaysian lawyer based in Auckland, has been campaigning for New Zealand to stop sending plastic waste to Malaysia and other developing countries. Her campaign garnered a lot of media interest, including comments by then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. 11,500 people signed Chai’s petition. On Thursday 8 June 2023 at 6:40am Malaysian time, Chai will be facing off against industry...

FOODS TO EAT TO STAY YOUNG

Lai Cheng June 2, 2023 0 Comments

Do You Know: There is a strong relationship between diet, health, and youthful-appearing skin. Studies have shown that an imbalance in nutrition and poor eating habits are important causes of skin ageing. You can look older if you’re eating crap. Ageing is basically a chronic inflammatory state. Poor-quality foods, like trans fats, cause inflammation. The same goes with eating too much sugar...

Demand and corruption facilitates wildlife smuggling

Lai Cheng June 1, 2023 0 Comments

The Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) welcomes the recent arrests of wildlife poachers and the seizure of wildlife parts worth millions of ringgit. Nonetheless, the sheer quantity of wildlife contraband seized, including those seized en-route to or re-exported from Malaysia, is alarming. Several raids around the country, complete with wildlife seizures, do not necessarily mean that law...

CAP’s Agroecological Urban Gardening Project Listed in Transformative Cities ATLAS OF UTOPIAS

Lai Cheng June 1, 2023 0 Comments

Atlas of Utopias, the Transformative Cities compilation of local utopias from all across the globe, has been revised and updated – 40 communities from 34 cities and 23 countries – and CAP’s urban farming and gardening project is listed in it. The Atlas showcases stories from communities around the world involved in transformation of housing, water, food and energy policies and practices....

“PENANG AS AN AGE-FRIENDLY CITY” SURVEY

Lai Cheng May 31, 2023 0 Comments

The Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society and the Penang Women's Development Corporation are calling on all Penangites to participate in a State Government plan to make Penang an Age-Friendly City. This refers to Penang’s initiative to be an Age-Friendly City for all young, older, and people with disabilities to access outdoor spaces, transportation, housing, social activities, communication,...

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