Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - In 2017, up to 38,000 tonnes of municipal waste was generated a day in Vietnam and a lack of proper solutions to the waste problem is harming the urban environment. A group of specialists, including Le Hoang Anh, Mac Thi Minh Tra and Nguyen Thi Bich Loan, from the Northern Centre for Environmental Monitoring Portal under the Vietnam Environment Administration discovered municipal solid waste in the country increases 10 to 16 percent each year. Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang and Hai Phong account for 45.24 percent of solid waste generated by urban areas. Up to 70 percent of municipal solid waste is household waste. Plastic waste makes up 7 percent of solid waste, about 2,400 tonnes a day. Up to 95 percent of plastic waste in Hanoi, however, is buried. The percentage in HCM City is 76 percent. Although the percentage of collected waste has increased in recent years, it has still remained low due to the growing speed of waste generation, … [Read more...] about Solid waste treatment remains questionable
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Consumption tax proposed as Vietnam struggles to fight plastic bag use
The highest tax rate for single-use plastic bags is VND50,000 (around $2) per kilo and "that’s not enough," said Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Vo Tuan Nhan. The ministry estimated that each Vietnamese family consumes five to seven plastic bags per day. "This is because plastic bags are not only convenient but really cheap," Nhan said at a conference on Thursday in Hanoi. "At any wet market in Vietnam, we can see that even before buyers ask for it, vendors have already the purchased good in a plastic bag. And in many cases, that will go it a bigger plastic bag and in the end several plastic bags go into an evener bigger one. Finally, buyers take home products wrapped in plastic inside plastic." According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, Vietnam discards over 1.8 million tons of plastic waste but just 27 percent is recycled. Ranked fourth in the list of nations dumping plastic waste in the ocean by the United Nations Environment Program, the … [Read more...] about Consumption tax proposed as Vietnam struggles to fight plastic bag use
Cambodia to ban import, production of single-use plastic products
Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment spokesperson Neth Peaktra (Photo: khmertimeskh.com) Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment plans to issue a circular banning the import and production of single-use plastic products as part of efforts to reduce plastic waste pollution in the country. The ministry’s spokesperson Neth Peaktra said that single-use plastic products such as straws, spoons and cups must be replaced by more environmentally-friendly ones. Cambodian people are encouraged to use straws made of bamboo, paper or metal, he said. He revealed that the ministry has been drafting a circular banning the import and production of single-use plastic products. According to environmental protection group Trash Youth, the move is expected to reduce the consumption of plastic products, while improving the livelihood of households and facilities engaging in production of straws and bags made of materials other than plastic such as paper and … [Read more...] about Cambodia to ban import, production of single-use plastic products
South Korea, Vietnam join hand to build Ly Son Island as non-carbon area
Carbon free island initiative will handle environmental matters in the islet and the island. Under the MOU, in the first phase, the Vietnamese and RoK businesses will provide environmentally friendly technologies to turn An Binh islet, three miles away from Ly Son Islands, into a carbon free islet to improve locals’ living standards and protect the environment. The Vietnamese and RoK enterprises will apply plastics recycling technologies to help cope with plastic waste issues on Vietnamese islands. Moreover, advanced desalination systems on An Binh to supply clean water for islanders and a wave power system with a capacity of 50 – 100kW on the island in 2020 will be installed to help reduce costs and solve environmental issues created by the use of diesel generators here. By THUY QUYEN – Translated by ANH QUAN Tags: South Korea Vietnam Ly Son Island non-carbon site … [Read more...] about South Korea, Vietnam join hand to build Ly Son Island as non-carbon area
Vietnam sea, island week 2019 to be held in Bac Lieu
The Vietnam Sea and Island Week 2019 is scheduled to take place in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu. At the working session Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Quy Kien had a working session with local authorities on May 10 to discuss about the event as well as the Action Month for the Environment and World Environment Day 2019. Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Thanh Trung said the organisation of the aforesaid events will contribute to promoting the dissemination of the Party and State’s policies and laws on environmental protection and sea and island defence. The preparation for the events has been being carried out on progress, he said, adding that the province will map out more specific plans to ensure their success. At the working session, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment approved a draft plan for organising the events, which are due to take place in late May and early June 2019. Various activities … [Read more...] about Vietnam sea, island week 2019 to be held in Bac Lieu
