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Saigon’s food waste piles up to alarming levels

Saigon’s food waste piles up to alarming levels

Vietnam's street food heaven has trouble finding space to dump organic waste, and it's not simply a matter of leftovers.
Vietnam, Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban

Vietnam, Southeast Asian plastic recyclers hope to clean up after China ban

Vietnam's imports of plastic waste rose by 62 percent to 500,000-550,000 tons for 2017.
January 15, 2018 | 06:51 pm PT
Melting pot: Hanoi smithies transform discarded cans into cookware

Melting pot: Hanoi smithies transform discarded cans into cookware

90 minutes is all it takes for this couple to melt down scrap metal collected by poor farmers and mold it into pots.
January 15, 2018 | 11:22 pm PT
With no bins in sight, trash will remain on Vietnamese streets

With no bins in sight, trash will remain on Vietnamese streets

Blaming dirty streets on 'irresponsible individuals' is convenient but does nothing to solve the problem.
May 3, 2018 | 05:12 pm PT
Ban plastic bags? UN seeks to cut pollution as recycling falls short

Ban plastic bags? UN seeks to cut pollution as recycling falls short

Up to five trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year.
June 4, 2018 | 07:30 pm PT
Cambodia's 'Rubbish Man' schools children, for trash

Cambodia's 'Rubbish Man' schools children, for trash

A school in Cambodia is mostly built out of recycled waste, and collects trash as tuition fee.
October 11, 2018 | 08:22 pm PT
Hanoi coffee shops lend fresh wheels to recycling

Hanoi coffee shops lend fresh wheels to recycling

A collection of special coffee shops in Hanoi alleys give a new lease of life to junk – discarded things acquire decorative purpose.
May 20, 2019 | 06:15 am PT
Corporate sector joins recycling campaign in Vietnam

Corporate sector joins recycling campaign in Vietnam

Nine corporate biggies have joined hands to recycle packaging materials, aiming at 100 percent recycling by 2030.
June 22, 2019 | 05:02 am PT
Fashioning flowerpots from trash: one man’s quest to clean up Hoi An beach

Fashioning flowerpots from trash: one man’s quest to clean up Hoi An beach

Ho Cong Thanh collects discarded stuff from the beach in Hoi An and recycles them.
July 5, 2019 | 05:52 am PT
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 6, 2019 | 05:31 pm PT
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 | 05:30 am PT
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 18, 2019 | 07:30 pm PT
Artists breathe life into discarded Red River trash

Artists breathe life into discarded Red River trash

A group of Vietnamese, Spanish and Australian artists have injected vitality into a Red River community with recycled creations depicting different facets of Vietnamese culture.
February 18, 2020 | 12:18 am PT
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.
November 17, 2020 | 01:00 am PT
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