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Saturday, April 30. 2011

Manila: Trash Talkin'

by Maria Pia Benosa

I graduated from university a few weeks ago. The sunflowers, which grace my school’s main avenue every summer—a sendoff for the new graduates who will soon join the ranks of the unemployed—did not bloom on time this year. Some blame the late summer and point toward the now familiar somber shading of the skies. Some blame the gardeners who did not anticipate the increasing effects of climate change.
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Pia Benosa

in Manila at 23:39 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Buried in garbage

Hanoi’s garbage men may have nowhere to go next year. Nam Son, the city’s largest dump, is estimated to be full to capacity by 2012. Other small dumps will be unable to share the load. Continue reading "Buried in garbage" »

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Tran My Hang

in Hanoi at 16:27 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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Awattha Thanaphanit

in Bangkok at 15:25 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)

Bin It - Singapore

They say Singapore is one of the cleanest cities in the world. There is the infamous ban on chewing gum, big fines for littering and government agencies dedicated to keeping the streets clean. Continue reading "Bin It - Singapore" »

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Ben Siow

in Singapore at 13:25 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Jakarta's “dari nol jadi pol”

April: “Bin it – Trash, Müll and Recycling in my City”
Some of our cities are drowning in trash, others fine their dwellers for not recycling properly. How do we as consumers and citizens react to the trash crisis so obvious in our cities? Which social implications are connected to the issue?

I present to you... “dari nol jadi pol”—a loose translation of the term “from zero to hero”, an initiative to push people to think about what they can do environmentally, economically, and ethically, by reflecting on their personal consumption patterns. Click to read further + watch the resulting video. Continue reading "Jakarta's “dari nol jadi pol”" »

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farid rakun

in Jakarta at 04:51 | Comments (2) | Trackback (1)