Environment news in National Hockey Stadium In Bukit Jalil Kuala Lumpur

1. Universiti Malaya researchers turn prawn shells into biodegradable plastic film

   6 hours ago BusinessToday Malaysia Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 8.8 km

   Researchers at Universiti Malaya's Faculty of Engineering have converted discarded prawn shells into chitosan, a natural biopolymer, and used it with starch to produce biodegradable plastic films. In soil burial tests, the films began visibly degrading after three weeks and had substantially broken down by the fourth. The work links two Malaysian waste problems - food waste and plastic waste - but the material is still far from commercial use.

2. Sebup community's efforts to preserve Dapui River recognised with award

   1 week ago Borneo Post Zepp Kuala Lumpur 9.6 km

   The Sebup community from Long Taa, Dapui in Ulu Tinjar, Baram, Sarawak, has won the Gamuda Inspiration Award for Environment and Wildlife for its efforts to protect the Dapui River and restore native fish populations. The award was presented at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 18. The community's tagang system, started in 2018, has led to a recovery of native fish species.