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Assembling a circular economy
29-05-2019 10:42
Vietnam is now striving to develop an economy that minimises waste. Tero Raassina, principal investment specialist from the Global Green Growth Institute, writes about the opportunities and challenges for foreign investors to engage in the circular economy in Vietnam.
AkzoNobel sponsors 100m mural to protect ocean environment
27-05-2019 15:49
AkzoNobel sponsored the 100 metre mural with its paints and coatings to call attention to the alarming levels of pollution choking up our oceans.
Carlsberg and the journey of “brewing with purpose”
27-05-2019 09:18
Global brewing giant Carlsberg has posted considerable results in its sustainability programme, leading the way for others to follow as an example of a major company successfully working towards targets such as a zero carbon footprint and zero water waste.
Plastic polluter: Brazil recycles 'almost nothing'
25-05-2019 13:00
Standing among sacks of used supermarket shopping bags, soft drink bottles and detergent containers, Evelin Marcele is scornful of Brazil's efforts to recycle plastic waste.
French agency helps Hue in wastewater treatment project
28-04-2019 21:12
The Service public de l’assainissement francilien (SIAAP) of France will support Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien Hue, in a project to improve hydraulic system in river and research on sludge treatment.
China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos
23-04-2019 15:51
From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.
Thailand: Roadmap to tackle plastic waste approved
20-04-2019 10:35
The Thai Cabinet has approved a roadmap to tackle plastic waste in the years 2018-2030 to reduce the use of plastic and end the use of certain types of plastic because of its increasing harm to the environment.
Government meeting discusses BT projects, planning law
12-04-2019 13:42
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked that a draft decree prescribing the use of public assets for payments to investors when implementing Build-Transfer (BT) investment projects has no legal loopholes allowing wastefulness and corruption.
Ways sought to tighten management over plastic waste imports
09-04-2019 16:24
Many experts have raised concerns about the import of thousands of containers of plastic, and proposed raising fees for importing plastic waste to Vietnam and then using it as materials.
VWS commits to greener Vietnam
03-04-2019 10:45
Vietnam Waste Solutions inaugurated two bridges and an approach road to Green Environmental Technology Park in the Mekong Delta province of Long An. David Duong, president and CEO of California Waste Solutions and Vietnam Waste Solutions, shared with VIR’s Minh Hang the business plans of the two companies.
Ho Chi Minh City calls for Public Private Partnership investment
27-03-2019 12:02
Experts from Vietnam and international organisations gather today (March 27) in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss Public Private Partnership opportunities across the fields of solid waste and wastewater treatment, flood control, health, and education.
German solutions for Hanoi's wastewater and sludge problem
25-03-2019 15:13
Aone Deutschland AG (Aone) from Germany expressed interest in joining Hanoi’s projects on drainage and wastewater treatment by providing modern technology imported from Germany in order to transfer wastewater into precious resources.
Indonesians clean up the beach one sandal at a time
22-02-2019 08:42
Hundreds of people sifted through a vast wasteland of rubbish strewn across a beach in Indonesia on Thursday (Feb 21), underscoring the Southeast Asian archipelago's mammoth marine waste problem
Stalemate leaves Liverpool and Bayern plenty to play for
20-02-2019 12:13
Sadio Mane wasted the best chance for the hosts when the Senegalese forward fired wide during an open first 45 minutes.
Ca Mau’s sole waste treatment plant reopens after maintenance
12-02-2019 16:09
The Ca Mau City Waste Treatment Plant reopened after six months of maintenance, said Nguyen Duc Thanh, chief of the Ca Mau Province People’s Committee secretariat on Sunday.
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