Hui Xing Lau
Apr 19, 20192 min read
Kayak and Klean - Earth Hour 2019
I wanted to do something more meaningful than switching off lights for an hour for Earth Hour 2019. As I was scrolling through Facebook,...
Hui Xing Lau
Oct 14, 20181 min read
Tzu Chi Waste Sorting and Recycling
It is the second Sunday of October, which means that it is Tzu Chi Recycling Day! My recycling regime consists of sending recyclables to...
Hui Xing Lau
Sep 12, 20182 min read
Recycling with Tzu Chi
The ubiquitous blue bins around our housing estates are the main means of recycling for Singaporeans. I used to dump all of my...
HuiXL
Jul 25, 20172 min read
Bioplastics vs Biodegradable Plastic - Are they more environmentally friendly than conventional plas
With the rising concern about plastic polluting and permeating our Earth, researchers have strived to develop different forms of plastic...
HuiXL
Jul 22, 20172 min read
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - this name gives an impression of a huge pool of trash floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....
HuiXL
May 26, 20171 min read
The Greater Wax Moth: Potential Solution to Our Plastic Nightmare?
Galleria mellonella, the greater wax moth, is recently discovered to possess the amazing ability of digesting plastic. This has ignited...
