Are you aware of Malaysia’s Roadmap Towards Zero Single-Use Plastics (SUPs)? If you aren’t, here’s what you missed out! Malaysia is planning to phase out single-use plastics by 2030 and one of the suggested interventions is to replace conventional SUPs with other eco-friendly alternatives. But what are these eco-friendly alternatives? And are they actually “eco”? …
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the Department of Environment (DOE) to not allow the proposed mining of lanthanide at Mukim Kenering in Hulu Perak. This project involves in-situ leaching (ISL) and beneficiation of lanthanide, which leads to serious environmental degradation and destruction, contrary to claims by mining proponents. In-situ leaching was first used in …
Do not allow proposed mining of Lanthanide in Mukim Kenering, Hulu Perak Read More »
A forum jointly organised by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) on improving monitoring and enforcement against illegal waste processing in Kedah and Penang has shed light on the problems faced by the communities and the enforcement agencies in addressing the issue, while creating a platform for …
C4 Center – SAM joint forum against imported plastic waste sheds light on impact Read More »
Single-use plastics, primarily packaging, has contributed greatly to the continued rise in plastic production in recent years. These include common everyday items such as water bottles, potato chip packets, and wrappers. Most single-use plastics cannot be recycled and thereby end up in landfills, incinerated, or as trash littering our surroundings. All such methods of disposal …
Turning off the tap: The responsibility of big corporations Read More »
The month of July is marked as Plastic Free July. It is a global movement where worldwide, people take part in refusing single-use plastics. As the amount of plastic consumption is set to double by 2040, research and development on single-use alternatives have been increasing[1]. Plastic industries particularly have introduced false solutions calling them “eco-friendly” single-use alternatives that …
Leading a Plastic-Free Life through reuse economy! Read More »
When grocery shopping, we would normally lookup for the ingredients of the food we are purchasing as we would avoid harmful ingredients, for instance, allergens. But have you ever thought of the ingredients that make up plastics? The presence of plastics in food has been found in many studies and most importantly, in marine environments …
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is concerned about the spate of mining projects being proposed in forest reserves. The most recent proposal of which an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report has been submitted for public review is the proposed iron ore mining project at Mukim Kuala Tembeling, Jerantut in the state of Pahang. The proposed project intends …
Hiding behind their “sustainability masks” are fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) companies, actively financing into false solutions with little emphasis on reuse-based alternatives in their product delivery systems. Their contributions for reuse-based alternatives are incredibly underwhelming with only 39 out of 265 projects from 2018 to April 2021. For three years in a row, Coca-Cola, …
Unveiling false solutions to the plastic pollution crisis Read More »
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 …
Disposable products are not inherently safer than reusables Read More »
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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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Headquarters)
No. 1, Jalan Joki, 11400 Penang,
Malaysia
Tel: +604 827 6930
Fax: +604 827 6932
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Marudi Office)
129A, First Floor,
Jalan Tuanku Taha,
P.O.Box 216,
98058 Marudi, Baram, Sarawak,
Malaysia
Tel & Fax: +6085 758 973