It may sound almost impossible when someone says they want to practise a zero-waste lifestyle. “How can we do that? We throw rubbish every single day.” Waste management remains one of the biggest ...

A YEAR ago, I didn’t think I could give up the pleasure of buying my morning takeaway coffee or the convenience of accepting a plastic bag. But after researching an article about people who were ...

Japan's Kamikatsu, a town of 1,500, achieved an 80% recycling rate by embracing a radical zero-waste policy. Residents meticulously sort waste into 45 categories, with initiatives like the Kurukuru ...

Globally, tens of millions of metric tonnes of plastic and solid waste are generated each year – 10 times more than a century ago, according to World Bank researchers. Malaysia is no exception. Waste ...

Hi! My name is Mira! I have been trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle for a few years now.

Making a shopping list is helpful as it prevents you from buying unnecessary items. Be realistic about your consumption patterns, don’t buy a 2kg bag of potatoes if you live alone or have a small ...

Reducing your daily output to a zero-waste lifestyle is not as hard as you think, but don’t let me tell you! Morgan O’Connor, from the Center for EcoTechnology, gave us five steps to improve your ...

“Up to now, we’ve put all our efforts into recycling the waste that we generate. Today, however, we’re starting to look earlier in the process, to reusing and reducing the things that were once ...