Pollution and waste
Solid waste
HCM City begins to classify solid wastes at source
All households and commercial establishments in HCM City have to segregate their solid waste at source into organic and other wastes from Saturday. The rubbish has in fact to be classified into three types – organic, recyclable and other wastes.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam’s ‘pearl island’ eyes freedom from plastic
Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s biggest island, wants to be mostly plastic free by 2020 so as to promote genuine eco-tourism. The southern province of Kien Giang, which is home to Phu Quoc, dubbed the “pearl island,” worked with the World Wild Fund Vietnam (WWF) on Wednesday ...
Minh Nga
Vietnam seeks technologies to turn waste into resources
More than 77 percent of solid waste in Vietnam is buried, while 80 percent of landfills are unhygienic. The decomposition of waste generates carcinogens.Keep reading ...
Mai Lan
Sorting garbage is key to treatment
The fact that waste is not classified at source was the biggest challenge to treating it in Việt Nam, experts said.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam wants to turn waste into alternative fuel for cement production
Up to 80 percent of the 15 million tons of domestic garbage from urban and rural areas every year is treated at landfills, while only 20 percent is incinerated or recycled.The PM last May approved the national strategy on solid waste management until 2025, emphasizing ...
Chi Mai
Vietnam takes measures to treat increase in domestic waste
As domestic solid waste has long been piling up and become an acute issue in Vietnam for a long time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is developing a project to improve waste treatment and management in both rural and urban areas.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam plastic waste among highest in world
Plastic waste accounts for 50-80 percent of ocean waste, and more than 80 percent of plastics waste originates from the mainland, while the rest is discharged directly in the sea.Keep reading ...
Thanh Lich
HCMC to reduce waste burial
HCMC will reduce waste burial to below 50% by 2020 by switching to new waste treatment technologies, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.Keep reading ...
The Saigon Times Reporter
Mobile app introduced instructing solid waste classification at home
A mobile application was launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of Ho Chi Minh City on June 21 to teach people how to classify solid waste at home. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Việt Nam commits to reduce plastic waste
Việt Nam has strongly committed to reducing plastic waste country-wide and in the long term, working to eliminate the issue all together.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
