waste

Retail Asia20/08/2021

Starbucks today announced a new program to reduce food waste at select Starbucks stores across Japan. To ensure unsold food does not go to waste, participating stores have the option of marking down select bakery products by 20% several hours prior to closing. As part of Starbucks ongoing commitment to fight against hunger, the company […]

Retail Asia24/12/2020

Back in May, the world’s largest foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), was going to announce that it was building a U.S. based chip manufacturing facility. The U.S. facility moved one step closer to reality. Taiwan’s ministry of economic affairs gave the go ahead for TSMC to proceed with the first phase of building the factory […]

Retail Asia14/10/2020

Hyundai Motor has announced the launch of its sustainable fashion collection – Re:Style 2020 – created by upcycling discarded automotive waste materials from manufacturing and scrapping processes. The company says it has taken a creative approach to sustainable fashion by converting auto waste into marketable products in collaboration with artists – Alighieri, E.L.V. DENIM, Public […]

Retail Asia16/12/2019

Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the government says. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a national action plan on the management of plastic waste in the ocean until 2030, which aims to fulfill the country’s international commitment to […]

Retail Asia05/12/2019

Australia’s food waste problem is getting worse, like meal delivery services fuel further waste. The nation’s total food waste bill is now $10.1 billion, up from $8.9 billion dollars in 2018, making it the highest in four years of data collected by the Rabobank Food Waste report. Australia is the fourth highest food waster in […]

Retail Asia27/08/2019

Australia’s largest bulk foods and zero waste retailer The Source Bulk Foods has unveiled its first outlet in Singapore. Located at Cluny Court, the store will carry a wide range of pantry staples, numbering more than 350 products that include premium whole foods and treats as well as packaging-free household products. Founded in 2012 in […]

Retail Asia20/06/2019

Little Yellow Bird has raised over $440,000 in an equity fundraising campaign – having passed its minimum funding figure of $300,000, and becoming New Zealand’s self-professed ‘first community-owned ethical fashion brand’. The campaign has only hours left, has attracted over 220 backers, and will see Little Yellow Bird scale itself up with the aim of increasing market […]

Retail Asia08/01/2019

South Korea is to ban big-time supermarkets and retailers nationwide from selling single-use plastic bags in an attempt to conserve natural resources and reduce recyclable waste. The ban will come into effect on Tuesday as part of a revised law on conserving resources and encouraging the reuse of recyclable waste. Subject to the ban are 2000 outlets of […]

Retail Asia06/12/2018

Samsonite has launched an eco luggage collection for Asia made of Recyclex, a material comprising 100 per cent post-consumer recycled plastic (PET) bottles. As part of its public-facing environmental program, Samsonite has been working with one of its suppliers to create sustainable materials suitable for travel and lifestyle products. The company claims its new innovation […]

Retail Asia27/11/2018

Starbucks Korea is stocking all 1,225 of its stores nationwide with paper straws in a bid to cut down on its plastic usage. Starting last Monday, Starbucks began stocking all of its stores with white paper straws, which it found during trials to be more popular than green ones. The paper straws will also be […]

Retail Asia18/10/2018

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As part of McDonald’s initiative to use its scale to contribute to positive changes in the communities where it operates, Arcos Dorados – McDonald’s franchisee in Latin America and the Caribbean- will cease to offer plastic straws in its 2,100 restaurants across the region, from October 31. Straws will be provided only for those customers who […]

Retail Asia18/06/2018

Four electronics retailers, Best Denki, Courts, Gain City and Harvey Norman have joined DHL, StarHub and Tes’ Renew program to further encourage electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) recycling in Singapore. Under the collaboration agreement, the four retailers will place the Renew bins in 20 of their retail stores. These include seven Courts stores, five Best […]

Retail Asia25/01/2017

The life cycle of electronics and electrical equipment (EEE) does not end when they stop working.If recycled properly, the precious metals found in electronic waste can go towards new EEE products.Discarded consumer electronics such as mobile phones, for instance, contain small amounts of precious and rare earth metals such as gold and silver.Scrapped cars and […]

Retail Asia21/04/2016

The government has made it mandatory for retail businesses across Indonesia to charge customers 1.5 cents for each plastic bag they use. Supermarkets and vendors in cities across Indonesia have begun charging customers for plastic bags in a bid to reduce waste. The government has made it mandatory for retail businesses across Indonesia to charge […]

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Starbucks plans to reduce food waste in Japan

Key Apple supplier is one step closer to building its new U.S. factory

Carmaker Hyundai launches fashion collection from up-cycled waste

Vietnam aims to free tourist areas of plastic waste

Australia’s food waste problem fueled by meal delivery services

The Source Bulk Foods opens Restaurant in Singapore

Little Yellow Bird Raised Half Million Dollar in Crowdfunding Campaign

Korea to ban single-use plastic bags

Samsonite to support global fight against plastic bottles

All Starbucks in Korea to get paper straws from yesterday

McDonald’s Starts Reducing Plastic

Retailers join StarHub in e-waste recycling initiative to improve the current situation

How does electronic waste get recycled?

Bag charge to reduce Indonesia’s plastic waste