#370 - Dow and SportSG in Shoe Recycling Fiasco & HK Socialite Abby Choi’s Gruesome Murder
In the last few days, petrochemicals giant Dow Inc. and SportSG were caught flat-footed by an investigative piece by Reuters which uncovered that a sneaker recycling program they had jointly spearheaded was not actually recycling the donated shoes; the sn
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In the last few days, petrochemicals giant Dow Inc. and SportSG were caught flat-footed by an investigative piece by Reuters which uncovered that a sneaker recycling program they had jointly spearheaded was not actually recycling the donated shoes; the sneakers ended up in flea markets in Indonesia instead. Why is this such a big deal, that Reuters would put so much time and effort into the story? Elsewhere, the gruesome murder and dismemberment of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi has shocked the world, and it seems like everyone is talking about it. We go through some of the grisly details of the case.
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Dow and SportSG in Shoe Recycling Fiasco
- Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them in Indonesia
- The Reuters Video
- The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered with failure
- Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges | Reuters
- News: Shoe recycling sports infrastructure Singapore | Dow Corporate
- How Reuters used AirTags to reveal Dow's false recycling promises
HK Socialite Abby Choi’s Gruesome Murder
- After Model’s Gruesome Killing, Suspicion Falls on Ex-Husband and His Family
- Four appear in Hong Kong court on charges of murdering model Abby Choi
- Police find severed head of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi in soup pot; suspect’s lover arrested
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak