Malaysia bans E-Waste imports, as they got out of hand:
“Malaysia is not a dumping ground for the world's waste,” it said. “E-waste is not just garbage but a serious threat to the environment, people's health and national security.”
#Waste #EWaste #Malaysia #Pollution #Environment #Tech #Hardware
Malaysia bans E-Waste imports, as they got out of hand:
“Malaysia is not a dumping ground for the world's waste,” it said. “E-waste is not just garbage but a serious threat to the environment, people's health and national security.”
#Waste #EWaste #Malaysia #Pollution #Environment #Tech #Hardware
🫗 The perfect polymer? Plant-based plastic is fully saltwater degradable and leaves behind zero microplastics
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-polymer-based-plastic-fully-saltwater.html
🫗 The perfect polymer? Plant-based plastic is fully saltwater degradable and leaves behind zero microplastics
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-polymer-based-plastic-fully-saltwater.html
Residents of Tokyo’s 23 wards may soon be required to pay to get their waste collected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/tokyo-garbage-collection-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #localgovernment #waste
The Environment Ministry plans to compile an action plan aimed at reducing clothing waste from Japanese households. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/01/04/sustainability/japan-action-plan-clothing-waste/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #waste #recycling #clothing
The government has released a package of measures aimed at eliminating serious lithium-ion battery fires by 2030, following a series of incidents involving the batteries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/lithium-battery-fires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #batteries #environmentministry #waste
E-waste recycling in Ghana exposes workers to toxic pollution and health risks https://phys.org/news/2025-12-recycling-ghana-exposes-workers-toxic.html
#Ghana #environment #recycle #recycling #waste #pollution #health #PublicHealth
Mount Everest is so overcrowded and full of trash that it has been called 'the world's highest garbage dump'. Today's cartoon by Tomasz Jędrzejak. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/
Mount Everest is so overcrowded and full of trash that it has been called 'the world's highest garbage dump'. Today's cartoon by Tomasz Jędrzejak. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/
‘The new narcotics’: how waste crime is causing environmental disaster across the UK https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/22/uk-waste-crime-uk-environmental-disaster
‘The new narcotics’: how waste crime is causing environmental disaster across the UK https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/22/uk-waste-crime-uk-environmental-disaster
2/ ofc since I don't work for Wirecutter, my conclusion is a good deal more dismal than "please buy as much as you want, just be a tiny bit more selective"
most of this stuff is headed quickly to a landfill from the moment it's created. we should all buy less, buy more secondhand, repair what we can
3/ & if we live near shipping corridors, pressure officials not to chase growth over the rights and health of folks who live near the corridors
(note I said our stuff is bound to be waste from the moment it's created, not moment it's purchased. see, e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/14/los-angeles-cargo-theft-union-pacific )
"Most people said they hadn’t really thought about where their stuff went after they sent it back"
I've been writing a little bit about "reverse logistics" & watched a pallet unboxing video last year for research...
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/mystery-amazon-pallet-unboxing/
archive link: https://archive.ph/NO3Xo
2/ ofc since I don't work for Wirecutter, my conclusion is a good deal more dismal than "please buy as much as you want, just be a tiny bit more selective"
most of this stuff is headed quickly to a landfill from the moment it's created. we should all buy less, buy more secondhand, repair what we can
One man's trash is another man's art — meet the Tsukuba-based British artist crafting intricate sculptures out of aluminum cans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/11/08/our-lives/jon-homewood-tsukuba-artist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #community #ourlives #expats #artists #waste #tsukuba #ibarakiprefecture
🎊Chemists discover clean and green way to recycle Teflon
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chemists-green-recycle-teflon.html
#chemistry #mechanochemistry #ballmill #plastics #ptfe #waste #recycling #manufacturing
