Global treaty in sight for plastics battle
August 02, 2023 | 10:29
Vietnam is joining the world’s efforts to formulate a legally binding treaty about plastic pollution, which has become a big menace for the country’s national development.
Applying popular new methods to combat single-use plastic habit
July 01, 2022 | 10:00
Since 2020, the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) has introduced a number of different matters, and the most important is to apply a circular economy and try to reduce, reuse, and recycle all materials and to reduce waste in the environment.
Closing event of Rethinking Plastics heralds new age of combatting plastic pollution
June 23, 2022 | 11:53
MoNRE and Expertise France jointly organised the Closing Event of the “Rethinking Plastics" project in Hanoi on June 16.
Talkshow Innovative Solutions & Substitutes for Single-use Plastic towards Green Consumption
June 22, 2022 | 20:46
Green manufacturing and green consumption are the global trends of development in recent year, Vietnam also goes green with various commitments on Net Zero emission as well as actions to reduce plastic wastes nationwide.
Getting to grips with the plastics scourge
June 17, 2022 | 23:00
Through campaigns and awareness-raising efforts, Vietnamese authorities and businesses are taking steps to limit plastic usage or promote recycling, with newly-ratified legislation helping to shift from a linear economy towards a circular economy.
Crafting a preferential plastics policy for businesses to grasp their crucial role
June 14, 2022 | 13:00
Assoc Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Tho, general director of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment shared with VIR’s Hoang Oanh about his desire to accompany businesses in providing reasonable advice and policies to build a circular economy for plastics by 2030.
Supporting action to curb plastic pollution
June 14, 2022 | 10:00
Vu Minh Ly, deputy director of the Communication Centre for Environmental Resources at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talked with VIR’s Phuong Thu about the efforts in terms of reducing plastic waste for sustainable development.
Fishers effectively contribute to reducing marine litter
June 08, 2022 | 18:20
At a national workshop held in Phu Yen province on June 6, international experts and local authorities tackled marine waste from aquaculture and fishing.
Promoting regional cooperation on ship waste management
May 24, 2022 | 18:15
An online workshop exchanged ideas on improving ship waste management as a way to reduce sea-based marine litter from commercial vessels and ports.
Sorting out responsibilities regarding marine and ship waste management
May 06, 2022 | 17:16
On April 29, Expertise France and Vinamarine organised the follow-up session for the Complementary Training on Ship Waste Management at Seaports in Ho Chi Minh City.
Creative protectors unite to fight the Plastic Beast
April 27, 2022 | 16:31
Around 100 people gathered at the launch event and official kickoff of the Plastic Beast campaign at Pandora City in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23.
Fostering a just and sustainable future for Vietnam’s female waste workers
April 20, 2022 | 10:03
A partnership between Vietnamese and overseas organisations seeks to improve informal waste workers’ livelihoods and contribute to a greener future.
Holistic strategies to tackle plastic waste sustainably
March 31, 2022 | 12:27
On March 22, the French IRD hosted the final webinar for the pilot project ‘Enhancing plastic packaging collection, sorting, and recycling in Ho Chi Minh City’.
International workshop discussed transition away from single-use plastics towards plastic waste prevention
March 16, 2022 | 16:18
On March 2, ISPONRE organised a workshop on promoting alternatives to single-use plastics towards sustainable production and consumption in Vietnam.
Phu Yen says no to marine plastic waste
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.
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