Vietnam is one of Asia’s five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, according to international organisations. With 13 million tonnes of waste released to the ocean every year, the country ranks 17th in the world for ocean plastic waste pollution. Plastic bags stuck on tree branches in a protective forest along coastal area of central Thanh Hóa Province. Although there are no official statistics on the amount and varieties of plastic in the Vietnamese sea and islands, plastic waste is easy to see in Vietnamese waters, with the country’s 112 estuaries the main gateways of plastic to the ocean. Numbers from Vietnam’s Association of Plastic illustrate the scale of the problem. In 1990, each Vietnamese consumed 3.8kg of plastic per year, but 25 years later, the figure hit 41kg. As many as 1,000 plastic bags are used each minute but only 27 per cent of them are treated and recycled. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) estimated that … [Read more...] about Vietnam takes action to reduce plastic waste
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Việt Nam takes action to reduce plastic waste
Plastic bags stuck on tree branches in a protective forest along coastal area of central Thanh Hóa Province. - Photo courtersy of Hùng Lekima Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is one of Asia’s five worst polluters of ocean plastic waste, according to international organisations. With 13 million tonnes of waste released to the ocean every year, the country ranks 17th in the world for ocean plastic waste pollution. Although there are no official statistics on the amount and varieties of plastic in the Vietnamese sea and islands, plastic waste is easy to see in Vietnamese waters, with the country’s 112 estuaries the main gateways of plastic to the ocean. Numbers from Việt Nam’s Association of Plastic illustrate the scale of the problem. In 1990, each Vietnamese consumed 3.8kg of plastic per year, but 25 years later, the figure hit 41kg. As many as 1,000 plastic bags are used each minute but only 27 per cent of them are … [Read more...] about Việt Nam takes action to reduce plastic waste
VN encourages plastic waste recycling
In the last 10 years, despite witnessing a 15 – 20 percent growth annually, the Vietnamese plastic industry has imported up to 80 percent material for manufacturing. According to Mr. Ho Duc Lam, Chairman of the Vietnam Plastic Association, this result showed that Vietnam can only create end-products and has not paid much attention to the development of plastic recycling. This leads to a heavy dependence on imported material. Therefore, Mr. Lam suggested that the government should better foster plastic recycling activities among domestic businesses, while encouraging citizens to smartly use this material, to properly categorize their plastic waste. This, in turn, greatly aids the recycling process later. Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen The Chinh, Head of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, said that in order to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the community, especially single-use plastic bags, the government must issue the … [Read more...] about VN encourages plastic waste recycling
Central city to develop waste-to-energy project
A waste processing system is seen at the Khánh Sơn waste recycled plant. Đà Nẵng plans to invest the first waste-to-energy project in the second stage. — VNS Photo Công Thành Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — Đà Nẵng plans to build its first waste-to-energy project at Khánh Sơn dump. The VNĐ2.3 trillion (US$101.7 million) project, which will be developed from the already invested first phase of a rubbish recycled plant from 2015, will help process 1,000 tonnes of garbage each day to supply fuel for power generation from 2022. Director of the Việt Nam Environment Joint-Stock Company, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, the investor of the Khánh Sơn waste recycled plant, said the plant, which was built on 20ha from 2015, will process 200 tonnes of garbage including plastic waste into fuel oil, bricks and compost with an investment of VNĐ400 billion (US$19 million) initially. He … [Read more...] about Central city to develop waste-to-energy project
Netherlands to help Vietnam recycle waste for production
(VEN) - Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman recently pledged her country’s help for Vietnam in building a circular economy. ‘Nothing is waste’ Speaking at a conference on bilateral economic cooperation, Ambassador Akkerman explained that circular economy refers to a production process in which waste is recycled for use as manufacturing materials to minimize adverse impacts on the environment, protect the ecosystem and human health. Therus Gieling, a representative of GC International, said that with its motto “Nothing is waste”, the organization has carried out various projects to collect and recycle solid and liquid waste for use in the Netherlands and many other countries. GC International also conducts research and assesses possibilities to reuse waste, proposes ideas, studies the feasibility of projects and organizes their implementation, while at the same time lobbying for funds from governmental, political and social … [Read more...] about Netherlands to help Vietnam recycle waste for production