05-06-2022 12:54
With as much as 400 million tonnes of additional plastic waste produced worldwide every year, Vietnam has committed to help solve this issue, and VIR will discuss the important topic in its upcoming series of talk shows, starting from June 6, 2022.
28-05-2022 15:00
Numerous solutions have been raised and applied during the Thaifex-Anuga Asia 2022 to call for zero food waste in the region – which is said to be much more harmful than carbon emissions.
24-05-2022 18:15
An online workshop has exchanged ideas on improving ship waste management as a way to reduce sea-based marine litter from commercial vessels and ports while poring over how to adapt solutions already carried out in regions such as the EU.
11-05-2022 16:30
Nestlé MILO accompanied the Communication Centre under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Hanoi Department of Education and Training to organise the launch of the Environment Day 2022 on May 10.
06-05-2022 17:16
On April 29, Expertise France and Vinamarine under the Ministry of Transport organised the follow-up session for the Complementary Training on Ship Waste Management at Seaports in Ho Chi Minh City.
05-05-2022 16:17
While many localities are struggling to find ways to expand industrial land and welcome new investments, numerous industrial zones in convenient locations with well-developed infrastructure currently have no tenants or have even been abandoned.
28-04-2022 09:31
The Indonesian state energy company Pertamina will cooperate with engineering giant JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC) of Japan to turn methane generated in palm oil production into a biofuel.
27-04-2022 16:31
There is an extremely dangerous beast lurking in our oceans and environment causing widespread damage to all living beings on Earth – single-use plastics. Around 100 participants and guests gathered at the launch event and official kickoff of the Plastic Beast campaign at Pandora City in Tan Phu district of Ho Chi Minh City on April 23 to raise awareness and defeat the monster that is plastic waste.
26-04-2022 09:47
For Vietnamese Stature Foundation (VSF), Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance (VZWA), and the Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub) have decided to jointly organise the Plaspics Hunter contest to find photos that reflect the reality of plastic waste through creative lenses. The contest is open for entries for one month from April 22.
20-04-2022 20:49
Retailers that provide single-use plastic bags to customers will be fined from 2026, said an official of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) at a seminar summarising the PLASTIC ALLIANCE pilot project on April 20.
20-04-2022 10:03
Waste workers remain an integral part of the waste management system in Vietnam’s metropolises, with most of them being informally working women in precarious situations, regularly confronted with pollution and toxic work conditions. A partnership between Vietnamese and overseas organisations seeks to improve the workers’ livelihoods and contribute to a greener future.
06-04-2022 11:51
The InterContinental (IHG) brand has unveiled this new full-sized bathroom product initiative as part of its commitment to reduce plastic waste by removing bathroom miniatures across all its locations.
31-03-2022 12:27
On March 22, the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) hosted the final webinar for the pilot project ‘Enhancing plastic packaging collection, sorting, and recycling in Ho Chi Minh City’.
27-03-2022 11:48
On March 25, the Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub) organised the Zero Waste Schools (ZHUB) Experience Camp in Hanoi.
16-03-2022 16:18
On March 2, the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) organised a workshop on promoting alternatives to single-use plastics towards sustainable production and consumption in Vietnam.