By Etienne Mahler
March 14, 2022 | 08:00
On March 6, around 50 inhabitants and about 120 students gathered at the beach in Phu Yen’s Xuan Thanh commune to clean the coastal strip of the Xuan Dai Bay of plastics and other marine waste.
By Rethinking Plastics
February 16, 2022 | 18:12
The Wala Usik Challenge 2022: #HackThePackaging opens registrations for all puzzle solvers from Vietnam and other East and Southeast Asian nations.
By Etienne Mahler
January 12, 2022 | 11:36
A new initiative in Phu Yen has supported the participation of fishers who, in addition to catching fish, now support the community with voluntary collection and segregation of waste collected at sea.
By Kim Minh
January 12, 2022 | 11:23
To further combat the vast amount of plastic waste that Vietnam is dealing with, a group of national and overseas organisations has launched a media exhibition.
By Oanh Minh
December 09, 2021 | 13:29
In November, students of the HAU and the French ENSA worked on solutions for waste classification and collection in Hanoi.
By Etienne Mahler
December 09, 2021 | 10:38
Vietnam, together with Ecuador, Germany, and Ghana, co-chaired the Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution at the World Trade Organization in Geneva in September 2021, where the nation committed to continue paying special attention to urgent issues such as marine litter, plastic consumption, and pollution. Meanwhile, several initiatives in Vietnam are already tackling the issue – among them a cooperation project between Vietnam and the European Union.
By Etienne Mahler
December 02, 2021 | 10:45
On November 26, a consultation meeting was organised on a communication plan of the Alliance of Retailers to Reduce Single-use Plastic Bags, further cementing the plans to tackle Vietnam’s plastic waste with effective and feasible solutions.
By Etienne Mahler
November 29, 2021 | 14:17
On November 24-25, the Training of Trainers course on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging was organised online and in person.
By Oanh Nguyen
October 07, 2021 | 08:00
"Let's reduce plastic waste" is expected to gradually change the behaviour of consumers and retailers, encouraging them to limit the use of single-use plastic bags.
August 18, 2021 | 08:00
Phan Tuan Hung, director general of the Department of Legal Affairs under the MoNRE discussed the implementation of the EPR concept and related challenges.