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In search of treasure from trash, rivalry gears up among Saigon waste collectors

In search of treasure from trash, rivalry gears up among Saigon waste collectors

Saigon is Vietnam's largest producer of waste, with hungry players eager to chip in the lucrative pickup industry.
Garbage to fuel HCM City's power needs

Garbage to fuel HCM City's power needs

The city has 2.5 million tons of trash ditched each year and it doesn't want it to go to waste.
October 30, 2016 | 01:34 am PT
Australia’s Trisun Energy to build $520 mln waste treatment plant in Vietnam

Australia’s Trisun Energy to build $520 mln waste treatment plant in Vietnam

Upon completion, it can handle over 40 percent of daily waste volume from Vietnam’s largest city
February 21, 2017 | 11:29 pm PT
Vietnamese woman caught sending garbage on 800-mile train journey to Saigon

Vietnamese woman caught sending garbage on 800-mile train journey to Saigon

The woman said a local dump had been closed for upgrade work so there's nowhere for people to dispose of their trash.
November 27, 2017 | 07:28 pm PT
Petroleum company caught dumping untreated waste in protected Hanoi forest

Petroleum company caught dumping untreated waste in protected Hanoi forest

Locals say the company has been trying to cover up the evidence and switched to operating at night following complaints. 
March 14, 2018 | 07:03 am PT
Tons of garbage cleaned up from Galapagos coast

Tons of garbage cleaned up from Galapagos coast

A bulk of garbage reaches the island shores from the coasts of Central and South America, and even from the Asia.
March 18, 2018 | 12:31 am PT
Australia targets trash-burning plants and recycling in face of China rubbish ban

Australia targets trash-burning plants and recycling in face of China rubbish ban

Other countries have found new destinations such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.
April 27, 2018 | 05:03 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
In Saigon, a vital job that stinks to high heaven

In Saigon, a vital job that stinks to high heaven

Sewage workers in Ho Chi Minh City risk their health and lives every day, and they want residents to stop trashing.
July 4, 2018 | 10:16 pm PT
Bac Lieu Province burying itself in a mountain of waste

Bac Lieu Province burying itself in a mountain of waste

Officials seem clueless as an overloaded landfill becomes a gargantuan, stinky pollution problem in the Mekong Delta.
August 2, 2018 | 06:01 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
Humans are pooping out plastic, study finds

Humans are pooping out plastic, study finds

Plastic has been found in participants' bodies after they consumed food and beverages stored in plastic wrapping, bottles and containers.
October 30, 2018 | 05:24 pm PT
Overwhelmed Con Dao Islands to ship trash to mainland

Overwhelmed Con Dao Islands to ship trash to mainland

Con Dao Islands, unable to manage the huge amounts of garbage it produces, will pack it and ship it to the mainland for disposal.
February 24, 2019 | 05:30 am PT
HCMC waste dumps great place to live, says private firm

HCMC waste dumps great place to live, says private firm

A Vietnamese company has sought permission to explore the possibility of developing two retired landfills in Ho Chi Minh City into residential areas.
August 11, 2019 | 05:00 am PT
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