Rafael Nadal said on Monday he won't waste time dwelling on his weekend Monte Carlo semi-final loss but instead will concentrate on bouncing back at the Barcelona Open.

TO ENCOURAGE reusability on Earth Day, and to inspire its customers to make more sustainable choices all year long, Starbucks yesterday launched reusable hot and cold cups in Thai stores.

Plastic waste is plaguing our planet. In total, people have produced more than 8 billion tonnes of plastic. Half of all newly manufactured plastic becomes trash in less than a year. 

End of this year, Thailand will be free from three types of plastic – microbeads, cap seals and oxo-degradable plastics – and from four other types of single-use plastics by 2022, according to a road map that got the Cabinet’s initial nod on Tuesday.

Beijing: Climbers with pressing needs on Mount Everest will soon find an “eco-friendly” toilet at a Chinese campsite 7,028m above sea level in an ongoing campaign to deal with the peak’s waste problem.

PTT is showcasing how cool waste can be used to nurture flowers in the 8th Wonders of Cool-Season Crops – Tulip in Bloom Festival that runs until April 21 at the Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Herb Garden in Rayong.

A PROMINENT think tank has branded as wasteful government plans for expansionary economic policies when the country’s growth is still healthy.

Seven Utility and Power Plc (7UP)’s board of directors has approved a Bt33.75 million investment by its subsidiary, Ferrum Energy, for a 30-per-cent stake in Universal Waste Management Co Ltd as a way to expand the subsidiary’s business to waste management, the company’s acting CEO, Chanin Kieatthaveepong, said yesterday.

The 2019 Indonesian Fashion Week (IFW) has started, showcasing the best talents in the Indonesian fashion scene on Friday.

Bodybags, rats, waste: Disaster response turns to VR for grim training

THE COUNTRY’S waste could be reduced through incentives that push private developers to better management of construction materials, creating an economically healthier sector alongside healthier homes and reduced environmental impacts.

The Krabi provincial government appears to be attempting a “band-aid” solution to stop wastewater from running freely onto one of the most popular beaches in the region.

Firefighters struggled to control a major fire at a plastic waste-separating factory in Nakhon Ratchasima's Noen Sung district which began on Wednesday afternoon, and estimated that it would take another day or two to be completely extinguished.

WITH ATTENTION focused on forest fires’ contribution to the air pollution choking upper Thailand, other outdoor burning – particularly farm scrub being torched – is coming under closer scrutiny. One community – Ban Paen Pong Chai, which covers 10 villages in Lampang’s Chae Hom district, has emerged as a shining example for others to follow.

A global ‘treaty’ under consideration could be the catalyst to reducing the ruinous waste