#sanitation News
The prevalence of a "sachet economy" is stretching waste management capabilities in the country. Lawmakers are suggesting an amendment of the current Extended Producer Responsibility Act to expand its coverage to include medium-sized firms.
While informal waste pickers are often seen as competitors to the formal sector, they must be accorded dignity for their expertise and the hard labour they put in, say industry experts at the launch of Eco-Business' new film investigating the region's waste crisis.
Can India follow in China’s footsteps and bend the curve with its declared war on pollution? Latest data shows that political will and strong policies are needed to bring about air quality improvements.
Experts link increased dengue cases to unplanned urbanisation and climate change.
#sanitation Opinion
Better water access and sanitation is a social and public good, and it needs investment.
Technology for modernising waste management favours male workers. Urban development should focus on the needs of everyday people, instead of chasing aesthetic ideals and profit-making imperatives.
As the world warms, diseases transmitted by insects may spread. For World Health Day, we look at how certain prevention strategies can break the link between climate change and animal diseases which spread to humans.
Ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November, Eco-Business highlights some of the major issues the Southeast Asian country must address to attain its vision of a low-carbon future.
Policy & Finance
The recovery needs development aid
Policy & Finance
Refugees are essential to the Covid-19 response
Policy & Finance
How to live with the pandemic
#sanitation Videos
The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
Worldwide, 100 million families are stuck in a cycle of poverty and disease because of the lack of access to clean water. What would it take to slake humanity's thirst for water in a sustainable way?
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a water purification plant that provides clean water far beyond …
Designed with nanotechnology, the portable toilet recycles human waste into fertiliser without the need for water or electricity. Here's how.
#sanitation Press Releases
Singapore Environment Council
Singapore Environment Council and Equinix’s Reverse Vending Machine pilot in polytechnics
Energy Development Corporation
Powering HCG’s bathroom solutions with Geo 24/7
Blue Planet
Blue Planet raises US$25 million from Nomura
#sanitation Research
Singapore International Water Week
SIWW 2018 Blue Paper: What will drive the next era of water management?
