Pollution and waste

All households in Việt Nam are expected to separate their solid household waste and place it in trash bags; failure to do so could result in fines of between VNĐ500,000 and VNĐ1 million. But as the search for appropriate solutions to classify waste at the source ...

Dr Nguyen Trung Thang and a research team from the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment have proposed a three-pronged approach that combines policy reform, market incentives and public awareness improvement to combat Vietnam’s growing plastic waste crisis.Through the ministry’s project ...

The circular economy offers a revolutionary method for rethinking how resources are managed, products are produced, and consumption is structured, all with the goal of minimizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Current strategies such as transitioning to renewable energy and enhancing energy efficiency address only 55 ...

Advancements in waste treatment and energy production are reducing waste-to-landfill, generating clean energy, and optimizing resource use. Sorting waste “at the source” helps convert organic waste into energy, recycle plastics, lower emissions, and foster sustainable development.According to survey findings, approximately 65 per cent of urban ...

A scientific seminar on air pollution and traffic convened leading domestic and international experts and scientists to discuss sustainable transportation solutions and the role of science in enhancing air quality on December 5.According to Associate Professor Ho Quoc Bang from Ho Chi Minh City National ...

Under Vietnam’s 202 Environmental Protection Law, from January 1, 2025, household solid waste must be sorted at each household before being collected, gathered and transported. This is considered a breakthrough towards turning waste into resources while reducing pressure on solid waste treatment processes.For these regulations ...

The national environmental protection planning project for the 2021 – 2030 period, with a vision to 2050, was announced at a ceremony held in a hybrid format on November 15 by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.The plan is flexible and forward-looking, focusing on ...

The Ministry of Construction reports that the nation presently possesses over 400 green buildings, with a total floor space of almost 10 million square meters. The number of green buildings in the country is roughly on par with other nations in the ASEAN region; however, ...

The rapid urbanisation process, coupled with the overload of residents and vehicles, has made air pollution a ‘crisis’ for big cities of Hà Nội and HCM City.Associate Professor, Bùi Thị An, director of the Institute for Environmental Resources and Community Development, said large cities are ...

Many businesses in Vietnam have developed circular economy models, focusing on waste-to-energy and producing building materials from the ash and slag of thermal power plants.Regarding difficulty in the development of a circular economy, experts said Vietnam is confronted with many challenges relating to institutional capacity ...