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• NEA steps up enforcement against litterbugs, illegal hawkers

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia 23 Dec 09;SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency is stepping up its efforts to nab those who flout the law.Those participating in the Christmas and New Year parties along Orchard Road, Marina Bay and other locations in Singapore are reminded to dispose of all litter into rubbish ...
  18 hours ago

• The Wrap

  
  Mindful Momma — Authority: 458
  Whew!!  Im happy to say that my holiday headache is gone. All my shopping is done and Ive got just a few more gifts to wrap.  Cookies have been baked (from non-organic ingredients - but hey - theyre homemade!!) and a gingerbread house has been assembled (from a kit, but better than nothing!)  My biggest ...
  1 day ago

• When Jakarta taxpaying communities step in to deal with city issues

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Evi Mariani, Jakarta Post 21 Dec 09;Perhaps inadvertently, Jakarta – like many other cities in the world – has been swept away by the force of the market and neoliberalism, which has consequently transformed the way the city administration works.In his 1989 paper “From Managerialism to Entrepreneurialism: The ...
  2 days ago

• Don’t Panic: Last-Minute Green Holiday Gift Ideas

  
  WebEcoist — Authority: 595
  [ See more under Home & Garden or in the Art & Design category ] (image via: wockerjabby ) If you’ve waited a bit too long to take care of the people on your holiday gift list, worry not. Our friends at Treehugger and Planet Green have put together a wealth of information for eco-friendly ...
  4 days ago

• The bad bag habit

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Straits Times 20 Dec 09;Even as Singapore pledged to reduce its carbon emission growth in Copenhagen last week, businesses have some catching up to do when it comes to toeing the green line. Goh Chin Lian looks at the oft-criticised bakery business, and others that have done well.Its a common sight at bakeries: one ...
  4 days ago

• Food outlets that save on packaging

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Straits Times 20 Dec 09;They may peddle upsized meals, but fast-food chains have been downsizing their packaging.Zinger burgers from KFC, for instance, now come in smaller boxes, while the chains napkins and plastic bags have become thinner.For that, it won the National Environment Agencys 3R Packaging award last year ...
  4 days ago

• Buried Treasure!

  
  Mountain Mama — Authority: 114
  Buried treasure: old glass bottles, 1951-62 (based on outline lettering from the Clorox bottle) The thing thats really nice about old glass is that it can survive. It can be a fickle thing, shattering on impact, but sometimes, if its lucky, it can be tossed into a pile of trash, covered with dirt and then some ...
  5 days ago

• Water Tank Waltzes Way into Array of New Purposes

  
  Got2BeGreen — Authority: 423
  A redwood water tank that held 100,000 gallons of water for her first 75 years finds new life in Retirement! Heritage Salvage has repurposed the old growth clear heart redwood that constituted a 30′ in diameter 20′ tall water tank and blanketed the Bay area. When Marin Municipal Water District in San Rafael ...
  6 days ago

• Japan mines toxic e-waste for precious materials

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Kyoko Hasegawa Yahoo News 17 Dec 09;KATO, Japan (AFP) – Seeking to turn an environmental problem into an economic opportunity, high-tech companies in resource-poor Japan are mining mountains of toxic e-waste for precious materials.One model project, the sprawling Panasonic Eco Technology Centre, sits in lush rice ...
  6 days ago

• More Regulations Urged for Indonesias Hazardous ‘E-Waste’

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Jakarta Globe 16 Dec 09;A lack of regulations is hampering the country’s efforts to manage electronic waste, leaving communities exposed to health hazards from toxic chemicals, officials and experts have said.Along with other developing countries such as China, Indonesia is a destination for old electronics from ...
  1 week ago

• Free lunches handed out to highlight food waste

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Rob Dale The Independent 16 Dec 09;With countries stalling over policies in Copenhagen, one easy way to cut down on emissions seems rather obvious - eat food more carefully. Recent estimations show that 10 per cent of the worlds richest countries greenhouse gas emissions come from growing food which is never ...
  1 week ago

• A Secondhand, DIY, Plastic-Free Wedding

  
  (Green)Grounded — Authority: 115
  Feeling trapped in plastic, much like this poor couple, I came to a new stance for Marc’s and my wedding (and sanity). Somehow, when I Googled “Plastic-free wedding”, I found nothing, though I figured all the overlay of eco-concern and weddings would naturally have had a blog or something named this. ...
  1 week ago

• Recycled-glass tiles tougher than concrete

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Amresh Gunasingham, Straits Times 16 Dec 09;Ngee Ann student Jocelyn Tay and Dr Sun with samples of tiles made from glass. The next goal is to develop materials with the quality of marble, but cheaper. -- PHOTO: NGEE ANN POLYTECHNICTHOSE old glass dinner plates or wine bottles that normally end up in the dustbin could ...
  1 week ago

• Unexpected Windfalls

  
  Belinda's Place — Authority: 123
  Being within a group of people who hate more than anything to see waste is a wonderful but sometimes frightening thing. Wonderful because you never know what they are going to have rescued. Frightening because sometimes there is a rather awesome amount of it. Anyway it was through various twists of fate that at 7pm ...
  1 week ago

• 2008 Overall Steel Recycling Rate Hits All-Time High

  
  Got2BeGreen — Authority: 423
  Record Tonnages and Production Mean Record Levels of Production PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Dec 11, 2009) - The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) announced today that the overall steel recycling rate for the world’s, and America’s, most recycled material-steel-reached a record high of 83.3 percent. This means that more than ...
  1 week ago

• Going green is crucial and not something hip

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Straits Times Forum 12 Dec 09;I REFER to Miss Lau Ying Shans letter on Thursday, Are we doing enough? I could not agree more with her points.Unfortunately, an almost perfect environment like Singapore does not give residents an idea of the climate change problems that will hit the world in years to come.We do not face ...
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• Plastic bags recycled into nanotubes

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Colin Barras, New Scientist 11 Dec 09;Waste plastic from "throwaway" carrier bags can be readily converted into carbon nanotubes. The chemist who developed the technique has even used the nanotubes to make lithium-ion batteries.This is called "upcycling" – converting a waste product into something more valuable. ...
  1 week ago

• Singapores first eco-friendly supermart

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  NTUC FairPrices outlet at City Square Mall aims to be a green showcaseNeo Chai Chin, Today Online 11 Dec 09;SINGAPORE - Call it red carpet treatment for green consumers. Shoppers with their own grocery bags at NTUC FairPrices City Square Mall supermarket have had two check-out counters dedicated to them since it ...
  1 week ago

• Green Discoveries - Toilet Paper Holiday and Home Decor

  
  Mindful Momma — Authority: 458
  Who would have thunk it?  Home decor from, yep, old toilet paper tubes!  Were not talking preschool craft time here.  These are nice looking pieces that will look fine and dandy in your home for the holidays or any old time of year. Advent Calendar - This detailed tutorial will show you ...
  2 weeks ago

• 12 reasons why Singapore is the greenest city on Earth

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 583
  Singapores not just the little red dot, its also one big green Garden City as wellLarry Loh, Singapore Editor CNNGO 9 Dec 09;Singapores not just the greatest city in the world, its also the greenest. We have 12 good reasons why its so.1. Were one great big Garden CityGarden City by name, Garden City by nature. We take ...
  2 weeks ago

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