Pollution

Pollution • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 31, 2022 • 4 min read

Oil spill Thai fishing crews fear five-year recovery after oil spill

By Pitcha Dangprasith and Lisa Martin/AFP • Jan 31, 2022
The bobbing green lights from squid boats has all but disappeared near the site of an oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand, as devastated local crews brace for lost income and damaged fish stocks

Pollution • Apr 20, 2021 • 9 min read
Recycling

Can a circular economy ease Thailand’s trash woes? This startup thinks so

Thailand, like much of Southeast Asia, is inundated with plastic waste. While efforts are made to reduce new trash entering circulation, a Pattani-based startup is banking on the growth of what many consider to be the future of this great cleanup – the circular economy
By Ryan Anders • Apr 20, 2021

Pollution • Dec 22, 2020 • 7 min read
Pollution

As Singapore’s shores become garbage magnet, group leads the clean-up

Surrounded by the world's worst plastic polluters, the shores of ultra-clean Singapore have become a magnet for waste. With their team of beachcombers, Seven Clean Seas are tackling the issue, while also looking for region-wide solutions to the issue of polluted oceans
By Toh Ee Ming • Dec 22, 2020

Pollution • Dec 07, 2020 • 11 min read
Bioeconomy

Burning dilemma: Sugarcane farmers struggle in Thailand’s green vision

As Thailand pushes towards a bioeconomy green vision, it's making a concerted effort to reduce crop burning and improve air quality. But cut off from much of the profits generated from their crops, the kingdom's sugarcane farmers continue to burn just to survive
By Wanpen Pajai • Dec 07, 2020

Pollution • Dec 04, 2020 • 4 min read
Pollution

Trash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste

Scientists are turning to satellite technology to trace Indonesia's mountain of waste and figure out how the world's second-biggest marine waste contributor – second only to China – can tackle the mess
By Lucie Godeau/AFP • Dec 04, 2020

Pollution • Oct 07, 2020 • 4 min read
Waste management

Cintri workers end strike, but Phnom Penh’s waste future uncertain

Refuse collectors in Phnom Penh ended a five-day strike on October 7, with mounds of trash set to be cleared from the capital's streets, but the future of refuse collection in capital remains up in the air
By Andrew Haffner and Alastair McCready • Oct 07, 2020

Pollution • Oct 07, 2020 • 9 min read
Waste management

The black rolling hills of Hanoi’s bursting Nam Son trash site

As Hanoi’s biggest landfill Nam Son nears capacity, causing widespread pollution, disease and land disputes in nearby communities, tensions between locals and officials are ramping up as demands for compensation are ignored
By Ashley Lampard • Oct 07, 2020

Pollution • Sep 29, 2020 • 2 min read
Covid-19

Singapore Airlines drops ‘flights to nowhere’ after outcry

Singapore Airlines has dropped its proposed 'flights to nowhere' after outrage from environmentalists, pushing back against the trend offering travel-starved passengers flights that leave and arrive in the same location
By Agence France-Presse • Sep 29, 2020