waste

Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong Kong

July 31, 2019 | 09:12

Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday (Jul 30), marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin.

Vietnam Waste Solutions calls for stepping up green tree belt project

June 01, 2019 | 15:25

Vietnam Waste Solutions is calling for stepping up the green tree belt project surrounding Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex, ending its 10-year delay.

HCM City seeks investment for waste treatment facilities

May 10, 2018 | 10:12

The HCM City Department of Natural Resources and Environment is seeking investment for waste treatment facilities to be located in Cu Chi District.

Vietnam Recycles kicks off new programme to collect e-waste

May 03, 2018 | 18:50

Vietnam Recycles (VR), in collaboration with ten schools and universities in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, has launched a new program to collect e-waste.

PM approves waste database

February 01, 2018 | 15:13

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a project that would build a national database of waste resources, helping authorised agencies better control the discharge of waste nationwide.

Japan firm to build $100-million waste incinerator

March 04, 2013 | 09:05

Japan’s Hitachi Zosen is carrying out a feasibility study for a waste-to-power project in HCMC with a processing capacity of 1,000 tons per day and a total investment of around $100 million.

Sending waste to the rubbish bin

July 18, 2012 | 15:42

Many foreign firms are not wasting their time nosing around Vietnam’s dumping grounds.

Waste wins friends for UK’s RCR

April 18, 2011 | 09:01

A UK-based firm’s proposed multi-billion dollar urban solid waste treatment project in Vietnam has foreign investors straining at the leash to get involved.

Capital-starved projects becoming a waste

April 09, 2011 | 10:26

Sourcing investments for building waste-water treatment systems is a headache to relevant management agencies.

RCR trumpets waste plan

April 05, 2011 | 08:27

“We want to cooperate with some German and Canadian investors in this project”

Hanoi struggles for cleaner air to breathe

February 28, 2011 | 07:30

“The city’s policies on waste are relatively weak. Hanoi is one of two cities in the index that does not enforce and monitor standards for industrial hazardous waste. Neither does Hanoi offer an on-site collection service for household waste recycling”