PETALING JAYA: Every day, Malaysians throw away about 39,078 tonnes of solid waste, equivalent to about 1.17kg per person, says the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp).

New Zealand sends most of its recycling offshore, to places like Indonesia and Malaysia. Michael Neilson visits the communities dealing with the consequences. In a tiny village in East Java ...

The 2018 National Waste Policy provides a framework for collective action by businesses, governments, communities and individuals until 2030. The policy identifies five overarching principles ...