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Discarded aligners often end up in landfills where they take decades to decompose, releasing microplastics into the environment.

The satellite, called Tanager-1, will be able to spot methane leaks from individual facilities such as oil refineries and landfills.

While it has made progress in some areas, Malaysia's daily waste generation rate is way above the global average.

Millions of tons of used coffee grounds are produced globally and most are sent to landfills where they emit methane as they break down.

The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world after oil & gas, and household are among the largest contributors to fabric waste. On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to Nik Suzila Nik Hassan and Sarah Kedah, co-founders of Kloth Circularity, about their mission to keep fabrics out of our landfills.

While incineration may seem appealing, other WTE technologies show promise backed by data and science, suggesting more viable options exist.

Malaysia’s waste management faces significant problems as landfills are filling to capacity while waste is not reduced. Executive Director of Pamarai Sdn Bhd Pang Swee Lei introduces the Asher, a holistic green technology that turns trash into ash and talks about the importance of treating waste at source.

The newly measured methane hotspots include sprawling oil and gas facilities and large landfills.

Plastic pollution has become one of China's biggest challenges, with vast amounts buried in landfills or dumped in rivers.

Dozens of elephants lumber out of the forest daily into a garbage dump, rummaging through mounds of rubbish for wilted vegetable scraps.

Malaysian fashion designer will be presenting a unique clothing collection using fabric incorporating recycled plastic bottles.

She said two WTE plants were sufficient for the state and the landfills would then be cleared to be turned into recreational parks.

Plastic in Sri Lankan landfills is a major killer of elephants, with autopsies showing kilos of it in the stomachs of animals who died.

Twenty percent of global production waste comes from textiles and apparel. We speak to Kloth Cares founders Nik Suzila Hassan and Sarahan Kedah who are on a mission to keep fabric away from landfills.

MAEKO's Chelsea Chee wants to save the planet from being inundated by the uncontrolled dumping of food waste by making composting a profitable business solution.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.