Stakeholder Engagement and Waste Audit Training Across Semporna Islands
Over 40 school teachers and island community members in Semporna participated in the Jejak Siggit Waste Audit Training Workshop in December 2025. Jejak Siggit, which translates to “tracing the trash” in Bahasa Melayu, aims to equip Semporna islands’ community leaders with practical skills in waste audit methods, data collection, and understanding the importance of gathering evidence-based insights to improve waste management systems. Hosted by WWF-Malaysia and in-part conducted by the Malaysia Recycling Alliance (MAREA), the training also highlighted the close connection between land-based waste leakage and marine pollution, which threatens coral reefs, fisheries, and ultimately […]
Over 100 Informal Waste Workers Gather in First Annual Convention
The initiative aims to better integrate informal waste workers (known as “saleng”) in Thailand into formal waste management/recycling systems, strengthen public–private partnerships, and promote sustainable waste practices across the city. Over 120 Informal Waste Workers Gather in Surat Thani Behind Surat Thani’s cleaner streets are the Saleng workers—informal waste workers who keep the municipality moving, despite limited social protection, recognition, and support. On 9 December 2025, over 120 members from the Saleng Association were brought together for its annual convention organised by WWF-Thailand […]