Waste & Water Management

Despite progress in policy and practice, there has been a lack of focus on the social implications of circular transitions in developing cities in Asia. Specifically, how the informal sector which often forms the backbone of recycling efforts will be integrated. Influencing behavior at the consumer level towards more sustainable practices is also under-explored.
Responding to this gap, this paper presents data from informal waste workers, households, and junkshops in two Bangkok districts which we analyze from material, social, and behavioral perspectives, drawing out implications for inclusive circularity

The MRF aims to collect and recover plastic waste from various sources and thereby increase added value for plastic waste by sorting, cleaning and decontaminating, preliminary processing before selling it to recyclers

In the wood processing process, there is always scrap at almost every stage from exploitation to processing. Reusing scrap will help businesses increase profits.

The industrial sector is one of the important sectors of the economy, with growing demand. In Vietnam, the Industrial Park Management Board has increasingly high regulations on environmental protection standards. Therefore, businesses have been innovating technology to reduce environmental pollution and increase production value, aiming for sustainable development.

Ajinomoto Group aims to reduce the amount of plastic released into the environment by 2030 in fiscal 2022. AJINOMOTO INDONESIA has launched a plastic waste reduction project in Surabaya, East Java, in collaboration with a local startup, Rekosistem. Surabaya is Indonesia’s second largest city.

Established and developed in Da Nang, ReForm Plastic is a social enterprise focused on solving the challenge of plastic waste by converting plastic waste into durable, high-end and applicable products through a comprehensive and circular approach with a unique and standardized process.

iBAG, a brand in Vietnam belonging to HRK Group (an importer and exporter of environmentally friendly packaging solutions) specializes in producing packaging made from tapioca starch and biopolymer – completely biodegradable or water soluble. iBAG strives to fight the problem of plastic pollution by producing sustainable packaging (storage bags, polybags, trash bags, vacuum bags, etc.). The business provides an upstream solution – creating no waste during production and processing. These products decompose quickly and safely in landfills and marine environments, help protect animal health, and do not create chemical pollution or microplastics that poison the soil environment.

Swedish furniture empire IKEA has just announced that it will open its first used store selling refurbished furniture later this year. The store will open at the world’s first IKEA second-hand shopping center in the town of Eskilstuna, Sweden.