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By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ Chinese exporter decides best way forward is to buy its own container ship – Feb, 2022 (WiC 572) Loctek will purchase its own 1,800 TEU container vessel for $32.6 million https://www.weekinchina.com/2022/02/thinking-out-of-the-box-2/ Not many companies own their own cargo ships if their primary business isn’t logistics. Oil and gas giant Shell is one of the few that has ships of its own; the mining giant Glencore is another. But none…

Many of us want to live more sustainably but our actions don’t often align with our values. Cogo’s Good Impact Framework helps millions of customers understand the impact of their spending but Cogo recognises that information alone is not enough to lead to actual, sustainable behaviour change. That’s where they come in. Read the Cogo exclusive White Paper on this subject HERE

Chinese delivery companies transported 83 billion parcels last year, generating some 16 million tonnes of wastepaper and packaging. Food delivery firms handled 17.1 billion orders, generating mountains of single-use-plastics in rubbish dumps around the country. The government has been trying to curb some of the environmental impact of outflows like these, issuing more stringent rules to curtail the piling up of consumer lifestyle waste. Read the full WiC Article HERE

Collaboration between ASEAN members is key to reduce global marine plastic debris and preserve marine life. A 2015 study by US scientist Jenna Jambeck revealed six out of 11 Southeast Asian countries are among the top 20 countries to have mismanaged their plastic wastes. Indonesia ranks second, followed by the Philippines (third), Vietnam (fourth), Thailand (sixth), Malaysia (eighth) and Myanmar (17th). Their combined marine plastic pollution accounted for 1.4-3.54 million metric tonnes (MT) per year, out of 8-12 million MT…

By 2050, the world is expected to generate 3.40 billion tons of waste annually, increasing drastically from today’s 2.01 billion tons. What a Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 aggregates extensive solid waste data at the national and urban levels. It estimates and projects waste generation to 2030 and 2050. Beyond the core data metrics from waste generation to disposal, the report provides information on waste management costs, revenues, and tariffs; special wastes; regulations; public…

Infrastructure Asia organised a deep dive session on the waste management sector to gather views from eight industry players on the opportunities and commercial structures for waste management solutions in Southeast Asia and ways to apply these commercial structures to develop and initiate more bankable waste management projects in Southeast Asia. There are signs of significant demand across Southeast Asia for newer waste management solutions, particularly for projects at a smaller scale. Read More HERE