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Paid recycling drive to help HCMC turn the tide on trash

Paid recycling drive to help HCMC turn the tide on trash

Garbage including plastic, paper, metal and glass will soon be collected for recycling via a new network taking shape in HCMC.
Saigon environmentalist weaves plastic waste tote bags

Saigon environmentalist weaves plastic waste tote bags

Pham Thi Kim Hang, an environmentally-minded woman in Saigon, has woven plastic waste and fabric scraps into textile bags and sells them for up to VND370,000 ($16).
September 18, 2020 | 04:48 pm GMT+7
Vietnam inches towards disposing disposable plastic

Vietnam inches towards disposing disposable plastic

Many people and businesses have begun to reject single-use plastic, but it’s only a small step towards addressing a gigantic problem.
September 06, 2020 | 08:16 pm GMT+7
Discarded plastic bottles used to build environment-friendly pagoda

Discarded plastic bottles used to build environment-friendly pagoda

Monk Thich Hanh Nhan of Quang Ngai Province is building a room in his pagoda using discarded plastic bottles to raise environmental awareness.
July 13, 2020 | 09:00 pm GMT+7
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 22, 2020 | 10:21 am GMT+7
Norway, UNDP help Vietnam tackle plastic pollution

Norway, UNDP help Vietnam tackle plastic pollution

Norway is working with the UNDP on two projects to improve waste management and reduce plastic pollution in Vietnam.
June 09, 2020 | 01:30 pm GMT+7
Russian surfer spearheads central Vietnam beach clean-up

Russian surfer spearheads central Vietnam beach clean-up

Finding a pristine south-central beach strewn with piles of trash, a Russian surfer initiated a locally supported clean-up operation.
January 20, 2020 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
US promises to help Vietnam clean up marine plastic pollution

US promises to help Vietnam clean up marine plastic pollution

The U.S. has urged Vietnam to crack down on marine waste, promising all assistance to resolve its marine debris problem.
December 19, 2019 | 10:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam aims to free tourist areas of plastic waste

Vietnam aims to free tourist areas of plastic waste

Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the government says.
December 07, 2019 | 11:37 am GMT+7
Hoi An to outlaw single-use plastic

Hoi An to outlaw single-use plastic

Ancient town Hoi An is restricting the use of single-use plastic items and plastic bags as it looks to boost sustainable tourism development.
November 14, 2019 | 02:29 pm GMT+7
Hanoi man creates animal shapes from recycled materials

Hanoi man creates animal shapes from recycled materials

Luu Trung Nghia, a Hanoi resident, has created over 200 miniature animal forms from plastic waste, tins and cans.
October 31, 2019 | 08:01 am GMT+7
Public reluctance impedes fight against plastic

Public reluctance impedes fight against plastic

Vietnam seeks to reduce plastic use, but is hampered by people seeing plastic bags as convenient and rampant evasion of plastic tax.  
October 25, 2019 | 07:40 am GMT+7
Two Vietnamese marine turtle species have 'disappeared,' says IUCN

Two Vietnamese marine turtle species have 'disappeared,' says IUCN

Two marine turtles have "disappeared" in northern and central Vietnam, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said.
October 22, 2019 | 10:40 am GMT+7
Vietnam plastic waste problem goes from bad to worse

Vietnam plastic waste problem goes from bad to worse

Vietnamese per capita plastic waste is the third highest in Southeast Asia after increasing more than 10-fold in the last three decades.
September 06, 2019 | 03:03 pm GMT+7
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