Pollution and waste

French non-governmental organisation GRET Vietnam and partners held an international seminar in Hanoi on May 15 to discuss solid waste management in suburban, small and medium-sized urban areas in Southeast Asia, within the framework of a project on waste management in rural areas.The event aimed ...

Pollution of the Cai Lon River flowing through Hau Giang Province has turned the water pitch black and killed fish at many farms.Local residents blame the pollution, which also causes the water to stink badly, on a nearby sugar factory discharging untreated effluents into the river. Hau ...

Dow and DEEP C signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on April 17 in Hanoi on building the first road using recycled plastics, at the DEEP C Industrial Complex in the northern city of Hai Phong. The project aims to divert post-use flexible packaging from ...

Japanese experts have promised the Vietnamese government their bionanotechnology could quickly reduce pollution in Hanoi’s To Lich River. With a length of about 14 kilometers (8.7 miles), the To Lich runs through the downtown Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai and Thanh Tri districts. It has been heavily ...

Vietnam’s leading retailer Saigon Co.op announced on Tuesday that it will stop selling plastic drinking straws across its trading system from next month, as an initiative to reduce plastic waste. In addition, Saigon Co.op will completely remove plastic straws attached to products sold at its outlets, ...

Several Vietnamese supermarkets have started using banana leaves to wrap vegetables in an effort to reduce plastic waste. These moves come after report highlights the large amount of plastic waste generated by Vietnamese people. The country disposes about 2,500 tons of plastic waste a day, according ...

The Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID) and the Research and Training Centre for Community Development (RTCCD) has co-organised a seminar on air pollution and community health in Hanoi.The March 30 seminar was a direct dialogue with doctors and experts on the issue, particularly the ...

Hanoi is considering limiting the registration of new motorbikes in the downtown area from next year to reduce traffic jams.Keep reading ...

Hanoi stood second in Southeast Asia in terms of air pollution just behind Jakarta, according to a 2018 World Air Quality Report jointly conducted by Greenpeace and IQAir AirVisual. The report was made following data from dozens of air quality monitoring stations across the world. Keep reading ...

Years of rapid economic development have left Vietnam with negative externalities – noise and poor air quality arising from pollution and road congestion.Keep reading ...