Plastic Free July Starts Now!

Seah Kian Hoe, Founder and CEO , Heng Hiap Industries | Melissa Tan, Climate Action & Sustainability Advocate

01-Jul-22 12:00

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Globally, Malaysia ranks eighth among nations that mismanage plastic waste, and Malaysians reportedly dump over 30,000 tonnes of plastic waste into the sea yearly. What is our progress in reducing this pollution, and how can we do better, faster?

Image Credit: Teerasak Ladnongkhun, Shutterstock

Produced by: Lily Chai, Freda Liu

Presented by: Arvindh Yuvaraj, Christine Wong

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Categories: environment, culture, wellness

Tags: plastic, single use plastic, single-use plastics, recycling, recycle waste machine, consumption,

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11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Matthew Hardman, Chief Technology Officer for Asia Pacific at Hitachi Vantara, talks about the importance of building smarter, stronger data systems, and how they’re key to making AI actually work in the real world.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

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1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Are traditional used car dealers making a comeback? Daniel Fernandez from dsf.my thinks so! Tune in to find out.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) How secure are your messaging apps? Richard Bradbury and Matt Armitage try to untangle the knot of modern apps and the legacy media they’re built on to sort the leaky vessels from the tight ships.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) Sabah has introduced its first-ever 10-year Bornean Sun Bear Action Plan (2025–2034) to tackle the pressing threats facing the species. Dr. Wong Siew Te, a wildlife biologist, tropical forest ecologist, and the CEO and Founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) unpacks the plan.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Jazeman Jaafar joins Bar None to talk about his latest victory and the appeal of endurance racing.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.

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