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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.
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
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
Hanoi urban company wants to name and shame litterbugs

Hanoi urban company wants to name and shame litterbugs

Hanoi Urban Environment Company wants Hoan Kiem District authorities to shame people littering streets around Sword Lake by publicly displaying their images.
June 12, 2019 | 12:51 pm GMT+7
Hanoi use of cameras against littering does the trick

Hanoi use of cameras against littering does the trick

Catching litterbugs in the act on camera is helping Hanoi keep streets clean.
May 18, 2019 | 07:30 am GMT+7
New Year’s Eve fireworks watchers leave behind mountain of trash

New Year’s Eve fireworks watchers leave behind mountain of trash

There was a mountain of garbage left behind on Hanoi’s streets after the New Year’s Eve fireworks at midnight Monday.
February 05, 2019 | 08:58 am GMT+7
Garbage piles up on Hanoi streets as protestors block road to dump

Garbage piles up on Hanoi streets as protestors block road to dump

People living around a waste treatment complex in Hanoi have been blocking the road leading to it due to a compensation dispute.
January 14, 2019 | 10:41 am GMT+7
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