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New Zealand bans plastic bags for fresh produce in supermarkets

Lai Cheng July 11, 2023 0 Comments

Thin plastic bags are now banned in New Zealand supermarkets. This new ruling makes New Zealand the world's first country to expand its ban on plastic bags in supermarkets to thin bags, which are typically used to hold fruits or vegetables. The new move is expected to prevent the usage of 150 million plastic bags per year. Read more:

HOW TO PARTY WITHOUT PLASTIC

Lai Cheng July 5, 2023 0 Comments

Throwing a birthday or festive party? Make the event more meaningful by not using plastic. Disposable cutlery, paper plates, straws and plastic table covers are all landfill fodder. Find out how to create sustainable celebrations. And don’t forget to put leftover food in the compost, used paper in the recycling bin, and keep all the decorations for your next celebration.

PSR: Respect the legal process, wait for the decision of fishermen’s appeal

Lai Cheng June 24, 2023 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia was surprised to read a media report quoting Gamuda Bhd that the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will begin on July 1, 2023. This is because the fishermen's appeal has yet to be heard and decided. On 25 May 2023, the Penang State Fishermen's Association (Pen Mutiara), the South Penang Area Fishermen's Association and Zakaria Ismail, for and on behalf of the Sungai...

You’re INHALING a Credit Card Worth of Plastic Every Week

Lai Cheng June 23, 2023 0 Comments

A new study identifies which parts of our airways are getting clogged with microplastics as we inhale about 16.2 bits an hour. That's a credit card's worth of microplastic going into our respiratory system a week. We're also eating and drinking these plastic particles, as microplastics are now everywhere, including in our veins. They're in our tea, water, and food, as well as increasing in the...

Leading to the Perfect Storm

Lai Cheng June 21, 2023 0 Comments

Ocean warming is not only depleting fish stocks in the ocean, it is also resulting in smaller fish sizes and even displacement of certain species, a local study has revealed. The current hot spell is not helping and to make matters worse, floods and droughts have directly or indirectly affected fishermen’s catch, experts said. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr...

BEFORE BUYING PLASTIC ITEMS, CONSIDER THIS

Lai Cheng June 20, 2023 0 Comments

There are health risks from each part of the plastic lifecycle. > The extraction of fossil fuels, used as feedstocks in manufacturing plastic, results in air and water pollution and other direct impacts to communities such as increased traffic and pipeline construction (more than 99% of plastic made today is made using fossil fuels). > Refining and producing the plastic resins and...

Stop the encroachment on Rumah Labang native customary territory

Lai Cheng June 19, 2023 0 Comments

Recently, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) received a complaint from the Iban community of Rumah Labang in Nanga Seridan, Tinjar, , Sarawak pertaining to the operations of an oil palm plantation project that have encroached on their native customary rights (NCR) territory. The community had actually been informed about the proposed project since before the year 2018. Right from the very beginning,...

500+ International Groups: Biden Must Stop Fossil Fuel Expansion Ahead of September Climate Summit

Lai Cheng June 16, 2023 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (15 June 2023) – More than 500 groups, from 6 continents, sent a letter to President Biden today demanding he stop fossil fuel expansion ahead of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s Climate Ambition Summit this September. The letter demands the world’s top polluter take urgent action to phase out fossil fuel production and slow global climate catastrophe. The latest climate...

BANANA LEAF INSTEAD OF PLASTIC WRAP

Lai Cheng June 16, 2023 0 Comments

Natural materials, like banana leaves, can be good alternatives to plastic for everyday packaging use. The leaves are flexible and can be easily folded, making it perfect for packaging. They’re also big enough for wrapping large food items. Banana leaves are waterproof, don't leach any chemicals onto the food and once the customer is done with the packaging, the leaves are compostable,...

PROTECT NATURE – IT’S IN YOUR HANDS

Lai Cheng June 13, 2023 0 Comments

Trees are important in our life. They give us clean air, water and food; store carbon, stabilise soil, bring life to the world's wildlife, and make the earth a beautiful liveable place (The Scientific World). Forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate, and it's up to us to protect them. Our future is in our hands. “We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children...

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