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Australian man buys 2-bedroom home with money earned from recycling cans

Australian man buys 2-bedroom home with money earned from recycling cans

Damian Gordon from Australia has purchased his own two-bedroom home in Queensland using money earned entirely through recycling.
Does reusing plastic bottles pose health risks?

Does reusing plastic bottles pose health risks?

Recycling made mandatory for some industries

Recycling made mandatory for some industries

P&G donates furniture recycled from production materials to underprivileged schools

P&G donates furniture recycled from production materials to underprivileged schools

P&G has carried out a community project called "Go green to lift up dreams" to donate school furniture recycled from production materials to six schools in Ben Tre province.
December 11, 2022 | 07:00 pm PT
Vietnam International Fashion Week highlights up-cycled designs

Vietnam International Fashion Week highlights up-cycled designs

Vo Cong Khanh, Nguyen Tien Truyen, and many Vietnamese designers debuted dresses made of coffee fiber and oyster shells at Vietnam International Fashion Week 2022.
May 31, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Inefficient plastics recycling costs Vietnam up to $2.9 bln a year

Inefficient plastics recycling costs Vietnam up to $2.9 bln a year

Vietnam is losing from $2.2 -2.9 billion a year for failing to recycle most of its disposed plastics due to the lack of a circulation mechanism, a study found.
September 30, 2021 | 01:17 am PT
Other people’s trash is a Saigon cafe's treasure

Other people’s trash is a Saigon cafe's treasure

Discarded items including broken bathtubs, tires and bottles make up attractive interiors of a cafe in Saigon's District 2.
December 10, 2020 | 07:35 pm PT
Hanoi to sort burnable trash for efficient waste treatment

Hanoi to sort burnable trash for efficient waste treatment

The capital city will sort its trash into burnable and non-burnable categories for optimum waste processing, an official said.
November 27, 2020 | 06:00 pm PT
Hanoians exchange recyclable trash for "clean" gifts

Hanoians exchange recyclable trash for "clean" gifts

Hundreds of Hanoians, every Saturday, are exchanging bags of plastic, paper and metal trash for personal hygiene products.
September 5, 2020 | 10:15 pm PT
Upcycle your homestay while traversing central Vietnam

Upcycle your homestay while traversing central Vietnam

A 'go green' homestay in ancient town Hue offers nature enthusiast a unique space decked out with recycled materials at a reasonable price.
January 1, 2020 | 07:54 pm PT
Waterproof shoes you can drink to

Waterproof shoes you can drink to

Two years in the development, Bao Khanh and Son Chu have finally perfected a cool shoe made from residual coffee-grounds and recycled plastic bottles.
October 7, 2019 | 01:00 am PT
70-year-old teacher fashions electric car from junk

70-year-old teacher fashions electric car from junk

Hanoi resident Nguyen Kim Quang has made an electric car from junk to take his grandchildren to school.
May 5, 2019 | 01:43 am PT
Saigon resident releases passion bottled up for 15 years

Saigon resident releases passion bottled up for 15 years

A man collected glass bottles for 15 plus years without knowing what he would do with them.
September 10, 2018 | 06:21 pm PT
Hanoi has a library built from 8,800 plastic bottles

Hanoi has a library built from 8,800 plastic bottles

The project hopes to draw attention to the large amount of plastic waste produced by our so-called modern world.
February 13, 2017 | 11:35 pm PT
 
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