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Vietnam e-commerce generates 300,000 tons of packaging waste in a year

Vietnam e-commerce generates 300,000 tons of packaging waste in a year

Vietnam's e-commerce industry has generated over 300,000 tons of packaging waste comprising cardboard, foam and plastic shockproof materials in 2023, sparking environmental concerns, according to an expert.
A reusable bag is not itself eco-friendly

A reusable bag is not itself eco-friendly

South Korea as Vietnam's model for not littering

South Korea as Vietnam's model for not littering

Hanoi to turn landfills into parks

Hanoi to turn landfills into parks

Hanoi is building modern waste treatment plants and considering using buried waste as fuel for electricity, turning landfills into parks, the municipal People's Committee has said.
September 26, 2023 | 11:32 pm PT
Use the law against litterers, 'consciousness' won't work

Use the law against litterers, 'consciousness' won't work

Readers say the trash dumping problem in Vietnam is getting worse and there must be more strict punishments against it.
August 31, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Tourists ruin Ha Long Bay with litter

Tourists ruin Ha Long Bay with litter

Ha Long Bay has been full of trash, and it's sadly just one example of how human ignorance is destroying nature, according to readers.
June 5, 2023 | 06:37 pm PT
Everything sold in Vietnam is double or triple wrapped in plastic

Everything sold in Vietnam is double or triple wrapped in plastic

Littering and the overuse of plastic are making Vietnam lose its charms to foreign tourists, readers said.
April 16, 2023 | 10:23 pm PT
Experts call for reducing plastic waste at Vietnam's tourist hotspots

Experts call for reducing plastic waste at Vietnam's tourist hotspots

Popular tourist destinations in Vietnam are being trashed at an alarming rate, and tourism experts are calling for immediate actions to protect the green environment and ensure a sustainable development.
April 14, 2023 | 11:00 pm PT
Vietnam spends too little on handling waste: WB

Vietnam spends too little on handling waste: WB

Vietnam's spending on domestic waste treatment accounts for 0.23% of its GDP compared to the global rate of 0.5%, the World Bank said Wednesday at a seminar in Hanoi.
April 13, 2023 | 03:00 am PT
Tourists complain as trash washes up in Ha Long Bay

Tourists complain as trash washes up in Ha Long Bay

UNESCO World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam has recently been flooded with a huge volume of trash and styrofoam waste, prompting local officials to step in.
April 10, 2023 | 04:44 am PT
Tourists discard hundreds of tons of plastic waste each year in Vietnam: report

Tourists discard hundreds of tons of plastic waste each year in Vietnam: report

The amount of plastic waste generated by tourists in Vietnam was 116,000 tons in 2019 before the onset of Covid and the figure is estimated to triple by 2030, a new report shows.
February 20, 2023 | 07:31 pm PT
Mekong Delta province shuts down waste treatment plant over pollution

Mekong Delta province shuts down waste treatment plant over pollution

Ben Tre Waste Treatment JSC in the southern eponymous province has been fined VND510 million ($21,300) and forced to suspend operations in 7.5 months for causing pollution.
October 4, 2022 | 12:28 am PT
No ideal waste treatment technology for Vietnam yet

No ideal waste treatment technology for Vietnam yet

The ideal waste treatment technology is still out of reach for Vietnam due to high humidity and unsorted trash, a company director told a Monday conference.
August 9, 2022 | 06:00 am PT
Da Nang swimming club collects seabed trash to protect corals

Da Nang swimming club collects seabed trash to protect corals

Over 20 volunteers of a Da Nang swimming club spent hours collecting seabed trash near the Son Tra Peninsula Sunday to protect coral reefs in the area.
July 18, 2022 | 06:35 pm PT
Vietnam's largest waste-to-energy plant nears completion

Vietnam's largest waste-to-energy plant nears completion

A plant to generate electricity from waste in Hanoi, with a capacity of handling 4,000 tons of solid refuse per day, will start operating this September.
June 26, 2021 | 05:30 am PT
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