This is the first community tourism destination in Hue to eliminate plastic items and reduce plastic waste. Nearly 20 tourist supply centres in the village committed to implement plastic reduction solutions.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

As the year of 2024 approaches, the environmental ministry was committed to working with organisations and individuals to carry out actions towards stronger and more sustainable goals to reduce plastic pollution.

Ten localities in Vietnam are taking actions to fight plastic pollution under Plastic Smart Cities (PSC), an initiative put forward by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The city is striving to use environmental packaging products instead of non-degradable nylon bags in wet markets, supermarkets, and shopping...

There are three specific criteria concerning materials, substances, and fuels; technical characteristics and permissible limits of pollution parameters in the product; and recovery, recycling, processing, and disposal.

The islands, including eight islets with a total of 2,400 inhabitants, are the first location in VN to successfully promote the non-use of plastic bags and the ‘3Rs’ (reduce, reuse and recycle) programmes.

A contest on plastic waste management applications in the tourism sector was launched on September 28, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association.

Tourists to Co To island district of Quang Ninh province will be banned from bringing plastic bags and single-use plastic products to its islands from September 15.

Vietnam has actively participated in discussions and contributed ideas in the negotiation process of a global treaty on plastics pollution, an official has said.

Vietnam is joining the world’s efforts to formulate a legally binding treaty about plastic pollution, which has become a big menace for the country’s national development.

A workshop has been held in Hanoi, aiming to share results and experiences in reducing the use of plastic bags at supermarkets and retailers.

Coastal provinces in the south-central region like Quang Ngai, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh have been busily tackling plastic waste in a bid to protect their marine environment.

Households on the island have been also provided with environmentally friendly bags to reduce the use of plastic.

Consumers in VN are reluctant to use eco-friendly products made from natural materials as they are more expensive than plastic products, according to economic experts.

The way we design, produce, transform, use and dispose of plastic needs rethinking due to the vast release of the plastic waste into the ocean, and innovative circular economy approaches could be one way to go, experts have said.