#waste treatment

Saigon

Saigon Breaks Ground on First Recycling Plant for Industrial Waste

The plant will be built on a 17-hectare plot in the Da Phuoc Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Binh Chanh District.

Environment

Saigon to Build Broad Environment Survey System Measuring Air, Water, Land Data

The project costs VND495 billion (US$21.3 million).

Vietnam

Vietnam Needs Large-Scale Recycling Using Plastic Waste as Resource, Official Says

On October 22, a conference on preventing plastic waste was held in Hanoi by the Vietnam Association for Community Health Education (VACHE), which presented potential amendments to the current environmental protection law for debate.

Environment

Ocean Cleanup to Pilot Trash-Collecting Boat in Can Tho

Ocean Cleanup is a non-governmental organization found by Dutch engineer Boyan Slat, who aims to remove plastic from the ocean using technology.

Vietnam

Vietnam Has Returned Over 500 Containers of Scrap Waste so Far This Year

After China announced its ban on plastic waste imports, Southeast Asian shores have received countless containers of scrap from the developed world.

Vietnam

As Vietnam Restricts Waste Imports, Plastic Scrap Finds Next Under-Regulated Victim

A new report by environmental NGO Greenpeace shows the ugly truth behind the “musical chairs” game countries are playing in the global plastic waste trade.

Vietnam

Ministry of Environment Bans Binh Thuan Power Plant From Dumping Waste Into Local Sea

Local authorities in Vietnam are taking heed of environmental issues in the country after numerous disasters in recent years.