Tetra Pak and MM Mega Market to collect used beverage cartons at supermarkets Swedish food processing and packaging solutions provider Tetra Pak has cooperated with MM Mega Market Vietnam to launch public drop-off stations for collecting used beverage cartons at seven MM Mega Market centres in HCM City and Hà Nội in 2020.

Despite campaign, Hà Nội’s markets still flooded with plastic waste

It has been more than a year since the fight against plastic waste was launched on a national scale and despite claims of success by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, VietnamPlus reporters have observed that single-use plastic is still commonly used at markets and supermarkets in Ha Noi.

Shopping online has a high price-tag

The outbreak of the COVID-19 since early this year has given a boost to online shopping, but people are concerned they ended up with many discarded carton boxes and plastic bags – the containers of the items that they ordered.

HCM City expands 'green school' model HCM City is expanding the "green school model" at all educational levels as part of its effort to raise awareness about environmental protection through energy saving, recycling, and waste separation at source.

Strategy to cope with drought, salinity needs adjustments in Mekong Delta Nguyễn Hữu Thiện, an independent expert on Mekong Delta ecology, talks to Nhân dân (People) online newspaper about measures to respond to the risk of the drought and salinity that are forecast to severely hit the delta at the beginning of the dry season next year

City reaches 12 of 18 pollution-reduction goals HCM City has reached 12 of its 16 targets in its pollution reduction programme for the 2016-20 period, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Eco-conscious startup makes handbags from discarded plastic bags

After noticing that more and more people were throwing away plastic bags, Phạm Thị Kim Hằng decided this year to make stylish handbags out of discarded plastic bags and fabric.

Hotels and households make use of leftovers to reduce food loss

Việt Nam has committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goal related to food loss and waste.

Green lifestyle built by soldiers’ wives

A women's union in Đà Nẵng has become a second home for the wives of 110 soldiers, who are building a green lifestyle for each family by growing clean, green fruit and vegetables.

Mekong Delta should safeguard fruit orchards from saltwater in rivers: experts The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region should take proactive measures to protect fruit orchards in the 2020 – 21 dry season when the forecast is for severe saltwater intrusion in rivers, experts have said.