Category: Environment EN

On 7 April 2025, the Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) conducted an energy saving talk at SMK Jalan Damai, engaging almost 50 energetic students. The session’s objective is to raise awareness among students about the value of energy conservation and energy efficiency. Ung Jun Min, CAP research officer, shared practical energy-saving tips that students could easily apply at home and in...

Take this as your sign to enjoy some natural beauty today. Source: Plastic Pollutes  

The Consumers’ Association Penang (CAP) conducted a talk on Saving Energy to Combat Climate Change on 25th March 2025 at SJKT Nibong Tebal, reaching out to around 300 enthusiastic students. The goal is to educate students on the value of energy-efficient and conservation practices. Thanam Parthiban, an intern with CAP, delivered an engaging session about climate change and energy saving,...

Buying fewer clothes; choosing well, wearing well through re-use, repair, swapping and sharing; and making your clothes last can help to protect the environment. Here’s why: > Textiles (including clothing) have the 4th highest impact on climate change, after food, housing and transport. > Over 100 billion new items of clothes are made every year and less than 1% of material used to...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Penang state government, Seberang Perai City Council (MBSP), Department of Environment (DOE), and Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) to conduct investigations and take immediate action to address the pollution of Juru River in the Central Seberang Perai (SPT) district. In a survey conducted by CAP, it was found that the pollution...

On 21 March 2025, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) gave a talk on energy saving to around 800 students of SJKC Union. Our objective is to raise awareness among students about the importance of energy conservation and efficiency in combating climate change. As part of our initiative to promote sustainability, we appointed selected students from each class as Energy Monitors – young...

Our trash doesn’t simply vanish when we throw it out. “There is no such thing as ‘away’,” Annie Leonard, former executive director of Greenpeace USA, says in her book, The Story of Stuff. “When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere.” It ends up in a landfill, incinerator, or the environment.    

Building a Sharing Community for Sustainable Consumption Green Action Week is a global campaign that unites communities for the well-being of both people and the planet. The campaign builds a sharing community as a powerful driver of sustainable consumption. By sharing knowledge, skills, resources, creative ideas, and more participants help build a culture of sustainability and circular systems...