Fiji's government has rejected a proposal by Australian billionaires Ian Malouf and Rob Cromb to build a waste-to-energy plant. The plan faced backlash from landowners and tourism operators due to environmental and health concerns.
A study by Beyond Plastics tracked 53 Starbucks plastic cups labeled as 'widely recyclable' and found none reached a recycling facility, instead ending up in landfills, incinerators, or transfer stations.
One of Japan’s most popular zoos has delayed its reopening after an employee reportedly told police he had burned his wife’s body in an incinerator on its grounds. Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido’s second-largest city of Asahikawa, which had been closed for a seasonal break since April 8, was set to reopen on Wednesday, a national holiday. But the date has been pushed back to at least Friday to allow police to search for the body, according to The Asahi Shimbun newspaper. At a news conference on...
Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Japan, has delayed its opening after an employee told police he disposed of his wife's body in the zoo's incinerator. The zoo was scheduled to reopen Wednesday for Golden Week but will remain closed until Friday as investigations continue. The employee used the incinerator, normally for animal carcasses. Mayor Hirosuke Imazu described the situation as an 'unprecedented crisis.' The zoo, which receives over one million visitors annually, has been closed since April 8 for maintenance.
Hong Kong lawmakers have proposed transforming the planned HK$30 billion I·PARK2 waste incinerator in Tuen Mun into a tourist attraction and education hub. The government applied to the Legislative Council for HK$29.2 billion to build the facility, down from an earlier estimate of HK$35.7 billion, thanks to modular construction and adoption of national standards. The plant will process 6,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily at the Middle Ash Lagoon in Tsang Tsui.
