Get on board with waste-to-energy plants, Zuraida urges critics
PUTRAJAYA: Putrajaya has urged critics of waste-to-energy (WTE) plants to be more receptive to the idea, even as the government moves to clean up the accumulated rubbish in the country. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other individuals did not have a good perception of the WTE. WTE […]
Indonesia sees waste-to-energy plant as solution to garbage problem
With a population of some 260 million people, Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers of garbage, which includes plastic waste. In fact, a study conducted by the office of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, in cooperation with the World Bank, showed that 80 percent of plastic waste thrown into Indonesia’s oceans came […]
Zero-waste masterplan launched in Nee Soon East
For the first time in Singapore, a district is launching its own zero-waste masterplan, with a concrete timeline for eliminating or drastically reducing the use of products such as plastic straws. Announced by Nee Soon GRC MP Louis Ng on Saturday, the masterplan in Nee Soon East spans two years, with a focus on several […]
Zuraida plans to turn rubbish into ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has big plans to change the country’s waste management industry during her first term in office. Her idea, which was first mooted in Dewan Rakyat on April 2, will see a centralised waste park handling plastic waste recycling projects. Any plastic waste factories […]
Commerce Ministry talks up benefits of palm oil for generating power
While the Thai government is promoting the use of palm oil to produce power, the latest price of the oil remains lower than the cost of producing it because the volume of output was 30% more than the expected quantity. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will survey the real quantity of palm oil to […]
B30 biofuel trial to be completed in October: APROBI
The Indonesian Biodiesel Producers Association (APROBI) expects the trial of 30 percent biofuel ( B30 ) on vehicles will be completed by October. APROBI chairman Paulus Tjakrawan said in Jakarta that the association had begun the trial of B30 biofuel with the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, state energy holding company Pertamina, the Agency for […]
Palm oil may be blended in jet fuel as study shows suitable
THE aviation sector can play a crucial role in boosting Malaysian palm oil, which has been saddled with discrimination in the West, low prices and high inventory. As debates are still ongoing on palm oil fuel for vehicles, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) suggests that the commodity can be mixed into biojet fuel — […]
Most trucks tipped to be B20-compliant
Energy policymakers announced yesterday that biodiesel B20 will be compatible with nearly all general trucks on the road in Thailand. Nantika Thangsuphanich, director-general of the Energy Business Department, said the majority of trucks on the road will be compatible with B20. Owners of Isuzu trucks should contact the Isuzu consultation centre to check and change […]
