Category: Environment EN

What is the waste trade? Why and how do countries in the Global North get to dump their waste on the Global South? What happens when it arrives in the recipient country? Why do countries agree to take this waste? What is the Basel Convention and how does it help stop the waste trade? What more can the plastics treaty do to stop waste being shipped to the Global South? How can we at home support...

The unwritten message: Saving trees saves human lives. (Image via @Greenisamissio1)  

As countries negotiate a global #PlasticsTreaty, #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemaker Mageswari Sangaralingam of Consumers Association Penang - CAP & Sahabat Alam Malaysia - SAM stressed the harmful and unjust impacts of waste dumping that not only harms the environment but also human health. She also pointed out that without reducing plastic production globally, waste dumping may continue to be...

We are excited to announce that the Consumers’ Association of Penang is joining GAIA for #RefuseSingleUseDay on January 6! Reusable tumblers and containers for food are more sustainable for everyone! CAP officers bring their own lunch boxes and tumblers every day. We are proud to contribute to global #climateaction and #ZeroWasteOurFuture. #GoForZeroWaste#IZWM2024 #ZeroWasteMonth2024...

January 6 is #RefuseSingleUseDay! Hop on board & let’s start 2024 by: 1. Saying NO to single-use! Bring your reusables and make a statement. 2. Proudly show off your reusables with a selfie and post it on your socials. 3. Don’t forget to use the hashtags #ChooseReuse, #RefuseSingleUse, tag us @ZeroWasteAsia so we can share how many are switching to reuse. Get ready to post it on January...

Rachel Carson was a renowned nature author and a former marine biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Her 1962 book, “Silent Spring” exposed the hazards of the pesticide DDT, and questioned humanity's faith in technological progress. The book questions our attempt to control the natural world around us. It meticulously described how DDT entered the food chain and accumulated in the...

We need to work together to build a better world for all. Organisations participating in Green Action Week plan campaigns that focus on practical ways to bring about sustainable consumption while delivering benefits for the common good, focusing on relationships, illustrating equality and respect for all, showing care for people and planet and working to bring about economic and social justice....