Talk on recycling at Miri Pustaka Negeri Sarawak this Saturday
MIRI: Pustaka Negeri branch here is inviting the public to a talk on ‘Sarawak Lestari: Introduction to Recycle World’ by Eye 1 Recycle which will be held this Saturday (Mar 9). The talk will take place from 2 pm to 4 pm at the 1st floor west court of Bintang Megamall. In a statement issued […]
Artworks inspired by waste items
KUCHING: Plastic waste can be given a new lease of life – and ‘The Bin Art Exhibition’ launched at Saradise Gallery on Saturday (Feb 11) aims to illustrate this to the wider audience. A group of artists, including lecturers and students from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) had a community engagement with Kampung Muhibbah on the […]
E-waste recycling campaign on June 18
MIRI: The Sarawak ICT Association (SICTA) branch here in collaboration with Miri City Council (MCC) is jointly organising a Used Computer and Electronic Recycling Campaign on June 18. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, branch chairman Janson Yong noted that recycling events were unable to be held for the past two years, thus it is expected […]
Collaboration to recycle used tyres in Miri
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) and ZHA Environmental Sdn Bhd will collaborate to safeguard the city’s environment from the hazards posed by used tyres through recycling. In a statement on Monday (May 30), MCC disclosed that this effort was also in line with the Sarawak government’s Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS), in which environmental sustainability […]
Making money out of used cooking oil
By Balkish Awang KUALA LUMPUR: When you are done with deep-frying meat, chicken or fish at home, hold on before pouring the used cooking oil down the sink. Used cooking oil can be recycled to make soap, lubricants, candles, animal and pet feeds as well as renewable energy. Mohd Rosdi Abu Bakar, 48, an electronic […]
100% paper straws for UHT
KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle Malaysia will be implementing 100 percent paper straws across its entire UHT range by the end 2020 making it the first large scale food and beverage company in ASEAN to do so. Its chief executive officer, Juan Aranols, said this initiative will eliminate over 200 million plastic straws per year, marking another […]
