Sink made out of recycled tires

The rubber from the tires is melted down and cleansed of debris, and the tiny inherent metal fibers that give a tire its road resistance are then formed into a sheet. This sheet is stretched over a base frame–made of wood, metal, or any other material out of which bathroom furniture can be fashioned–and anchored [...]

The Singapore Sand Smugglers

The causeway linking Singapore to the southern tip of the Malaysian peninsula is normally clogged with cars and trucks making the short international journey, but things got particularly bad on Feb. 1, when traffic came to a grinding halt. Thirty-seven trucks were abandoned where they stood on the Malaysian side, just yards away from a [...]

Golden Agri refutes Greenpeace’s claims of harming the environment

It says contrary to Greenpeace’s claims, there are no orang utan habitats in SMART’s concession area in P-T Bangun Nusa Mandiri. SMART also reiterates that before developing land, it conducts the necessary environmental assessments. With regard to concession areas in the Papua province, SMART says it only manages a total of about 13,000 hectares, not [...]

For the self-reliant, the wild is a free buffet

Those pesky “weeds” that you routinely pull in your backyard might be lambsquarters, greens rich in vitamins A and C that can be eaten just like spinach and are good raw or sautéed. Or maybe they’re amaranth, which is also called pigweed. (In Jamaica it is steamed and served with butter and cheese.) The list [...]

In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts

The ministry said the number of accidents fouling the air and water doubled during the first half of 2010, with an average of 10 each month. The report also found that more than a quarter of the country’s rivers, lakes and streams were too contaminated to be used for drinking water. Acid rain, it added, [...]

BCA mulls law to get owners to “green” existing buildings

The rule will cover all existing buildings, with the main focus on commercial and office buildings and hotels. This could come in two to three years to help Singapore meet its goal of “greening” 80 percent of its buildings by 2030 via Channel NewsAsia.

Firms to conduct trials of green buses, waste trucks

Diesel hybrid buses could be a common sight on the roads if a trial by SBS Transit proves that the technology is suitable for Singapores roads. The initiative is a result of a collaboration between the bus operator and local and foreign academics, as well as foreign bus manufacturers via Channel NewsAsia