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Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution

Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution

A group of 160 financial companies on Friday urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector action, ahead of the next round of global talks in Canada.
UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans

UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans

Russian swimmer collects trash on Phu Quoc

Russian swimmer collects trash on Phu Quoc

Central province to cut plastic waste by 30 percent by 2025

Central province to cut plastic waste by 30 percent by 2025

Phu Yen has become Vietnam’s second locality to partner with the World Wild Fund for Nature for reducing non-biodegradable waste.
June 21, 2020 | 07:21 pm PT
Mekong nations to address choking plastic pollution

Mekong nations to address choking plastic pollution

Vietnam and three Mekong neighbors will join hands to assess plastic waste leakage into the river system in a bid to fight plastic pollution in the region.
February 13, 2020 | 06:00 am PT
Southeast Asian countries need tougher plastic policies to curb pollution: UN

Southeast Asian countries need tougher plastic policies to curb pollution: UN

Southeast Asian countries, among the world’s worst ocean polluters, need tougher regulations for plastic packaging to curb leakage, a United Nations report said.
November 13, 2019 | 07:36 pm PT
Vietnam province restricts single-use plastic in government offices

Vietnam province restricts single-use plastic in government offices

Government workers in Thua Thien-Hue Province have been told not to use plastic water bottles or plastic bags at the workplace.
May 14, 2019 | 06:25 pm PT
Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health

Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health

The world’s recyclable plastic is being shipped to Asia where it is illegally dumped, buried or burned in the country with the lightest regulations.
April 22, 2019 | 05:37 pm PT
European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastics

European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastics

The European Parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, straws and other disposable items as part of a law against plastic waste that pollutes oceans and kills sea life.
March 27, 2019 | 10:40 pm PT
Vietnam photographer uses camera to fight pollution

Vietnam photographer uses camera to fight pollution

A lensman decides to highlight the extent of environmental pollution Vietnam is causing and facing.
March 22, 2019 | 04:30 pm PT
Dead whale in Philippines had 40 kg of plastic in stomach

Dead whale in Philippines had 40 kg of plastic in stomach

A starving whale with 40 kilos (88 pounds) of plastic trash in its stomach has died after being washed ashore in the Philippines.
March 18, 2019 | 02:04 am PT
Breakfast at risk: Philippines tries to turn the tide on fish losses

Breakfast at risk: Philippines tries to turn the tide on fish losses

Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos who live abroad crave.
November 28, 2018 | 06:39 pm PT
 
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