Philippines Begins Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase out; In talks with Japan for Assistance
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced that it will now begin the second stage of the Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP), which will run until 2022. The HPMP eventually aims to phase out the use of ozone-depleting...
PUB Receives SGD 51 million in Funding for Water Research as part of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) 2025 Plan
The Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore’s national water agency, has received SGD 51 million (USD 37.8 million) in funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF) for water research. This is the fourth tranche of RIE funding received by PUB, which will be used...
Dow Piloting Plastic Recycling in Thailand
American multinational chemical corporation Dow Chemical has joined a project with the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) aimed at developing a system to better collect and recycle plastic waste under a circular economy model to reduce...