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Hanoi landfill to get $7.5 mln upgrade

Hanoi landfill to get $7.5 mln upgrade

The larger of Hanoi’s two landfills would be upgraded with leachate ponds and trash dumps at a cost of VND170 billion ($7.48 million), the city People's Committee said.
What are Vietnam's options for dealing with plastic waste?

What are Vietnam's options for dealing with plastic waste?

Vietnam should set up legal framework for recycling plastic waste, reduce plastic use and find new materials to replace non-recyclable plastics, according to experts.
January 4, 2021 | 08:54 pm PT
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 | 05:50 am PT
Blocked landfill queues Hanoi garbage crisis

Blocked landfill queues Hanoi garbage crisis

With vehicles blocked by residents from entering Hanoi's biggest landfill Nam Son, trash from four downtown districts is temporarily collecting in another landfill site in the city.
July 16, 2020 | 06:15 am PT
29 lost South Korean passports found in Da Nang landfill

29 lost South Korean passports found in Da Nang landfill

A social media post helped a tour guide find 29 South Korean passports that he'd lost Monday, from a landfill in the central city of Da Nang.
January 21, 2020 | 04:00 am PT
Workers rush to collect waste in Hanoi after third landfill protest ends

Workers rush to collect waste in Hanoi after third landfill protest ends

Waste disposal work in Hanoi resumed after the third blockade of Nam Son landfill in Soc Son Ward was resolved Wednesday evening.
December 26, 2019 | 05:05 am PT
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 24, 2019 | 07:14 pm PT
Saigon green-lights two waste-to-energy plants

Saigon green-lights two waste-to-energy plants

HCMC has approved the construction of two plants that will start producing electricity from waste in the next two years.
August 26, 2019 | 10:00 pm PT
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 18, 2019 | 11:13 pm PT
In Indonesia, splits emerge over efforts to stem plastic tide

In Indonesia, splits emerge over efforts to stem plastic tide

As Indonesia struggles with mountains of plastic waste going into landfill, business groups are pushing to overturn restrictions on importing plastic scrap into Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
December 20, 2018 | 10:55 pm PT
Bac Lieu Province burying itself in a mountain of waste

Bac Lieu Province burying itself in a mountain of waste

Officials seem clueless as an overloaded landfill becomes a gargantuan, stinky pollution problem in the Mekong Delta.
August 2, 2018 | 06:01 pm PT
Vietnam anti-pollution program gets $23.3 million in new funding

Vietnam anti-pollution program gets $23.3 million in new funding

Vietnam government has approved an allocation of VND535 billion ($23.3 million) for an ongoing five-year program to curb environmental pollution.
July 10, 2018 | 10:11 pm PT
Saigon to give public access to monitor polluting landfill sites

Saigon to give public access to monitor polluting landfill sites

Landfill operators have been threatened with closure unless they clean up their acts.
June 12, 2017 | 01:56 am PT
Saigon to spend $47 million to fight landfill stench

Saigon to spend $47 million to fight landfill stench

The city also calls for invesment in modern treatment projects that can handle its large amount of waste.
November 21, 2016 | 05:20 am PT
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