In search of the 'zero waste' holy grail

Hội An and Chàm Islands keen to become the first in Việt Nam to reach target of emitting zero waste

Environment ministry kicks off National Plastics Action Partnership

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment kicked off the National Plastics Action Partnership and the Mitigating Marine Plastic Debris Project in Việt Nam yesterday.

RoK President unveils initiative to deepen cooperation with Southeast Asia

The Republic of Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has announced the “New Southern Policy Plus” initiative to enhance the country’s regional diplomacy at the Korea-ASEAN Summit, held via satellite link.

Zero-waste communities emerge in Hội An

Reserving a 2,600sq.m garden in Đồng Nà village in Cẩm Hà commune – a farming intensive suburban area of Hội An – local farmers and businesses have joined hands to debut the first zero-waste agriculture and tourism zone in promoting ‘green’ tourism product in the tourism hub.

Two communes try to build ‘zero waste’ model, communities

The project will help residents in the two communes reduce the waste they release daily from 75 to 80 per cent.

Central province to promote zero waste tourism The owners of 44 hotels, homestays, villas and restaurants as well as travel agencies in the central province of Quảng Nam have agreed to take action to reduce the plastic waste their businesses release into the environment.

Time for businesses to develop eco-friendly products

Director of the Environmental Technology Centre under the Institute of Environmental Technology Phùng Chí Sỹ speaks to Hải quan (Customs) newspaper about measures to help business tap opportunities to develop eco-friendly products

Hội An installs drinking water taps The move is part of plastic waste reduction efforts in the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site.

Việt Nam takes action to reduce plastic waste1

Việt Nam is one of Asia’s five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, according to international organisations. With 13 million tonnes of waste released to the ocean every year, the country ranks 17^th in the world for ocean plastic waste pollution.

Prudential Vietnam funds WFF plastic awareness project

Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd, and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) signed a collaboration agreement on Friday in Hà Nội on the project “Building plastic pollution free communities.”