JAKARTA, Feb 7, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – A bioconversion waste processing facility, which uses the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) as its biological agent, has opened at Cibubur Rest Area, Jakarta. The rest area is managed by Korindo Group subsidiary PT Bimaruna Marga Jaya and is the first in Indonesia to own... » read more
Singapore, Feb 6, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Ms Grace Fu, inaugurated ABRABLAST Singapore’s first recycled glass abrasive manufacturing plant in Abraclean (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd at 46 Pioneer Sector 2, Singapore 628396. Present for the launch were Gurmit Singh, Chairman- Abraclean and Colonel (Ret) Lau Kee... » read more
HONG KONG, Jan 16, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Baguio Green Group Limited (“Baguio” or the “Company”, Stock Code: 01397.HK) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 2-year service contract worth approximately HK$37 million, by the Environmental Protection Department (“EPD”) of the HKSAR Government for the provision of food waste... » read more
TOKYO, Nov 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a Group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Sendai City (Miyagi Pref.) for refurbishment of its Matsumori Waste-to-Energy Plant, an incineration plant for municipal solid waste. The order calls... » read more
SINGAPORE – This home-grown company collects sodden, used coffee grounds from cafes and hotels, and turns it into wood-like panels that can be used to make furniture. The firm, A1 Environment, first removes contaminants such as coffee filters from the coffee by-product, then dries and processes the coffee grounds and mixes it with a binder so they can be shaped into fire-retardant panels. ... » read more
TOKYO, Apr 27, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has delivered two state-of-the-art stoker furnaces* for a large-scale waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China. This facility has capacity to process approximately 1,500 tonnes of... » read more
SINGAPORE – As part of efforts to transform Tampines into an eco-town, an initiative was launched on Saturday (Dec 5) to reduce food waste and promote sustainable food production. Coined Sustainability @ Tampines Park, it includes a vertical vegetable farm along the wall of Blk 146 Tampines Ave 5, where nai bai, lettuce and bayam... » read more
TOKYO, Dec 2, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has formally concluded a contract with the Kashima Regional Administration Association in Ibaraki Prefecture (comprising the cities of Kashima and Kamisu) to design and build a combustible waste management... » read more
It is no fishy business to say that from the moment a fish is harvested to the time it lands on your plate, about 30 per cent of it would have been lost as waste. With today’s affluence and preference for the convenience of a fish fillet, this proportion can sometimes double. “A filleted fish... » read more
SINGAPORE – The Sunday Times spoke to Ms Pek Hai Lin, executive director of Zero Waste SG, one of the more prominent non-profit organisations here seeking to make Singapore a zero-waste nation. Q: Tell us more about the work that Zero Waste SG is doing in Singapore. A: When Zero Waste SG was started, the... » read more
Since getting retrenched from oil and gas giant ExxonMobil two weeks ago, Mr Hameem Mustafa has sent out more than 20 job applications, with no replies yet. Yesterday, the 48-year-old’s job hunt continued at an environmental services sector job fair in his neighbourhood in Hong Kah North. The former workplace safety and health professional told... » read more