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Hanoi's biggest landfill is running out of space

Hanoi's biggest landfill is running out of space

After 20 years in operation, the Nam Son landfill in Soc Son District could soon run out of space to bury capital garbage.
Hanoi’s biggest landfill reopens as compensation talks resume

Hanoi’s biggest landfill reopens as compensation talks resume

Hanoi's Nam Son waste treatment plant reopened Friday afternoon as locals and authorities resumed dialogues about compensation and resettlement disputes.
July 17, 2020 | 08:50 pm GMT+7
Landfill fires choke Da Lat with toxic fumes

Landfill fires choke Da Lat with toxic fumes

Famous as a hill station resort destination, Da Lat has truly joined the ranks of other Vietnamese cities suffering severe pollution.
December 28, 2019 | 08:44 pm GMT+7
Protestors block roads leading to Hanoi landfill, demand compensation

Protestors block roads leading to Hanoi landfill, demand compensation

Local residents have been blocking roads leading to a waste treatment complex in Hanoi’s Soc Son District since Monday afternoon due to relocation disputes.
December 25, 2019 | 10:14 am GMT+7
Horrible reality of sea pollution washes up on Vietnam beach

Horrible reality of sea pollution washes up on Vietnam beach

At least four kilometers of the beach in central beach town of Quy Nhon was completely trashed in the wake of storm Matmo.
November 02, 2019 | 11:27 am GMT+7
Only 20 pct of Vietnam's landfills are hygienic: expert

Only 20 pct of Vietnam's landfills are hygienic: expert

Only 20 percent of Vietnam's 660 landfills are "hygienic," according to Nguyen Huu Dung, director of the Vietnam Institute for Urban Environment and Technology.
October 11, 2019 | 08:21 am GMT+7
Saigon's waste management isn't working, and citizens are paying the price

Saigon's waste management isn't working, and citizens are paying the price

The most ambitious waste management facility in Saigon never lived up to its expectations, but the damage it has done is increasingly evident.
August 29, 2019 | 02:43 pm GMT+7
Don't let trash go to waste by burying it, Vietnam advised

Don't let trash go to waste by burying it, Vietnam advised

Vietnam should tighten rules on sorting trash and promote recycling to minimize its burial, experts said at a conference Wednesday.
August 15, 2019 | 08:30 pm GMT+7
Wild monkeys turn scavengers in Da Nang peninsula

Wild monkeys turn scavengers in Da Nang peninsula

In Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula, monkeys are foraging trash dumps for food, exposing themselves to diseases, experts warn.
August 13, 2019 | 02:00 pm GMT+7
Hai Phong government office gives up one-time plastic products

Hai Phong government office gives up one-time plastic products

The Hai Phong People's Committee Office has stopped using one-time plastic products as part of its effort to combat pollution.
August 07, 2019 | 02:29 pm GMT+7
Near Hanoi, a village welcomes trash

Near Hanoi, a village welcomes trash

For three decades, 700 households in Minh Khai Village have been making a good living from trash.​   
August 07, 2019 | 08:31 am GMT+7
As environmental concerns rise, are Vietnamese finally paying heed to trash?

As environmental concerns rise, are Vietnamese finally paying heed to trash?

Vietnamese are intensifying their battle against trash as the amount rises with consumption in major cities, posing an environmental threat.
July 19, 2019 | 02:13 pm GMT+7
How Vietnam deals with 70,000 tons of daily waste

How Vietnam deals with 70,000 tons of daily waste

Vietnam discharges around 70,000 tons of trash every day; not much is sorted and most is buried.
July 16, 2019 | 02:01 pm GMT+7
Garbage chokes northern Vietnam mangrove forests

Garbage chokes northern Vietnam mangrove forests

Several coastal mangrove forests in Hai Phong City are losing trees to garbage swept in from the sea.
June 15, 2019 | 11:00 am GMT+7
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