Klang river are in a devastating state and urgent action is needed to save !!!



Rubbish floating in the Klang river (Bandar Klang )
























We have created everlasting rubbish and plastic pollution is increasing . It is destroying the landscape, killing wildlife, poisoning the river, and may well be poisoning us.

Extremely unhappy over situation of our Klang river once was a beautiful mangrove river..

There is no excuse, the river is dying or already dead from all the waste, yet dumping garbage in rivers is still on going.

What does the  MPK doing ??

The Love Our Rivers Campaign was first launched by the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia in 1993, to educate the public on the importance of rivers and the environment in our lives.

But, now it has been 10 years  !!!  still the same ....,



everlasting rubbish



Photo by: Mr. Karunanithi  ( Nature lover )

Livestock carrier for sale

MV TBN
Livestock Carrier

Flag Singapore

Built 1970 Denmark, converted to Livestock Carrier 1994

abt 1,241 DWT on 4.014 m Draft

abt 69,10m Loa x 12m Beam

Class DNV

ss 11/06, last dd 11/09

All ship certificates are expired

5 livestock decks - 1,363 sq.m. of pens.

Approx 1240 x 300kg cattle.

Main engine: 1 X MAK dsl 820 KW

Speed abt 9.8 Knots on 3,600 litre/day MDO

(all dets abt w/o gtee)

- Vsl is now out of water at Batangas (Philippines)

for survey works and easily inspectable.

 to test for a prompt 'as is, where is' delivery basis.

- Pls find photo of vessel for reference.

- Pls advise your further interest.

Email: coral@coralship.com
Oceanpower Shipping Sdn Bhd.

Avoid reuse Plastic Utensils !!

Disposable plastic cutlery is not designed to be reused.

From takeout food to office parties, plastic utensils are everywhere. Like many plastics, however, they're easier to use than they are to recycle. It's tempting to wash and reuse your plastic utensils at home, but it's not recommended: They're designed to be used once only and may degrade with repeated washing and reuse. Ultimately, replacing disposable plastic cutlery with reusable utensils is a better option.

 

 

 

 

Materials

Plastic utensils are typically made from a plastic called polystyrene . If the plastic in your cutlery is polystyrene, it will have a resin code 6 -- a number 6 encircled by a recycling sign -- printed on the plastic or the packaging. Polystyrene is not biodegradable and can last as long as centuries before it finally breaks down; in landfills, moreover, it may last even longer, since landfills are designed to store waste, not break it down . Consequently, although polystyrene currently constitutes less than 1 percent of the waste stream, it's still undesirable to throw it away.

 

 

 

Disadvantages of Reusing Utensils

Even though polystyrene forks are not biodegradable, keeping and reusing them isn't a great idea. Plastic forks and knives are only good for up to a week, at which point they're too dirty for reuse. In general, plastic utensils and cups aren't designed for repeated use or cleaning; washing with hot water and soap may cause the edges on the utensil to curl up, creating spaces that harbor food particles and encouraging rapid bacterial growth . According to Barbara Ingham, a food science professor at the University of Wisconsin, repeated cleaning can degrade the plastic as well . In general, plastic cutlery is designed for single use -- so reusing it isn't a safe way to go.

Recycling Alternatives

But if plastic utensils are not biodegradable and shouldn't be reused, you might wonder what else can be done with them. Depending on where you live, recycling them may be another option. Polystyrene is a thermoplastic, meaning it can be melted and remolded repeatedly, so recycling it is possible; many cities and counties do in fact accept polystyrene products . Many other counties and recycling centers, however, don't accept polystyrene because it costs too much for them to recycle efficiently . Check with your local recycling center or county environmental services department to find out whether such facilities accept plastic cutlery.

Reducing Consumption



reusable cutley are adviseable such as stainless steel

 Since recycling polystyrene is difficult and reusing it is unsafe, the best option is to use less plastic cutlery. When you order takeout, ask your server to leave out the plastic knife and fork -- you have your own. Try bringing reusable cutlery to office lunches or encouraging your colleagues to use reusable cutlery at office meetings. Save plastic cutlery for events where reusable cutlery would be not be feasible. When it comes to plastic cutlery, reducing is better than reusing or recycling.

World Wetlands Day 2012

2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Each year since 1997, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general, and the Ramsar Convention in particular.

Wetland Tourism: A Great Experience

The World Wetlands Day theme for 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism and is linked to the theme for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, COP11: Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation, which will take place in July 2012, in Bucharest, Romania.
Wetland tourism has benefits both locally and nationally for people and wildlife – benefits such as stronger economies, sustainable livelihoods, healthy people and thriving ecosystems. At least 35% of Ramsar Sites around the world record some level of tourism activity and this percentage is consistent throughout all regions. Of course it is important to consider tourism in all wetlands – not just those designated as Ramsar Sites – since the Contracting Parties to the Convention are committed to managing all wetlands.
It is worth noting that tourism is only one of the services that wetlands deliver. Ensuring well-managed tourism practices in and around wetlands and educating tourists on the value of wetlands contributes to the health of the world's wetlands and the long-term benefits that wetlands provide to people, wildlife, economics, and biodiversity.

The 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (Ramsar COP11) will be held in Bucharest, Romania, from 6 - 13 July 2012.