Toxics - Sahabat Alam Malaysia

Disposable products are not inherently safer than reusables

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the consumption of plastic products had surged with an estimated 1.6 million tonnes/day plastic wastes generated worldwide since the outbreak.[1] In Malaysia, much of the plastics consumed are single-use items that are not recyclable, such as face masks and food containers contaminated with residues[2]. Concerns over the role of reusable products as …

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Save our oceans from plastic pollution

June 8th was World Oceans Day. It was an opportunity to emphasise the importance of our oceans and the many services they provide, as well as raise awareness of the ways in which we are harming them through plastic pollution. Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) attended the 3rd D-Tox Session by the International Pollutants Elimination Network …

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SAM objects to the latest mining project near Tasik Chini

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) objects to the most recently approved mining project surrounding Tasik Chini. The natural ecosystem of Tasik Chini and its surrounding areas have been exploited and destroyed over the past few decades. At present, only the commitment of the Pahang State Government would be able to restore Tasik Chini to its heydays. The exploitation and destruction of Tasik Chini began when a …

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Call to halt proposed open cast mining of manganese ore in Gua Musang, Kelantan

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is firmly opposed to the proposed open cast mining for manganese ore at Aring 6, Mukim Relai, Gua Musang, which will damage 500 acres of land and cause serious water pollution, destroy wildlife habitat and natural environment which must be protected and conserved. We are most concerned that such an opencast/strip …

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Lack of policy coherence in protecting biodiversity

22nd May is the International Day for Biological Diversity Malaysia, is a party to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and is one of the most megadiverse countries, ranking 12th in the world, according to the National Biodiversity Index, that is based on estimates of the country’s richness and endemism in relation to some classes of plants …

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Trash Landing on You: Uncovering the dirty business of the global waste trade

Affected communities call for an end to the plastic waste trade This press statement is issued by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific and #breakfreefromplastic of which SAM is a member The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific together with #breakfreefromplastic held a media briefing today on the ongoing plastic waste trade. With …

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World Health Day -Eliminate Health Inequities

This year’s World Health Day theme is all about eliminating health inequities. The use of toxic pesticides is a major global health issue, poisoning farmers and causing adverse impacts on public health and the environment. To safeguard the health of the world’s food producers and consumers, the Food and Agriculture Organization must not pursue a …

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Developed countries should not export waste

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) applauds the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) for being diligent in inspecting the suspected shipment of plastic waste from the United States of America (USA). Nevertheless, exporting countries, especially developed countries like the USA should not export waste, take responsibility for their own waste and recycle domestically. Minister of Environment and …

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Activists ask shipping lines to stop exporting plastic waste to developing countries

Sahabat Alam Malaysia is one of the signatories to the letters and supports this Media Statement Plastic Waste Trade is Choking the Planet Environmental and social activists, around the world have called upon major shipping lines to prove their corporate responsibility commitments by no longer transporting plastic wastes from rich industrialised countries to countries that …

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188 Environmental Groups call for an end to Single Use Products, as the United Nations Environment Assembly gets set to discuss sustainability

Make “throwaway go away” if you care about the planet, groups say As government representatives from 193 member states prepare to discuss “Strengthening Actions for Nature”[1], 188 environmental groups from around the world, including Sahabat Alam Malaysia are calling on them to change the systems that support production of polluting single-use products. The environmental groups …

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