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Liên minh chấm dứt rác thải nhựa sẽ hỗ trợ Việt Nam giải quyết vấn đề chất thải nhựa

Ngày 27/2, tại trụ sở Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường, Thứ trưởng Võ Tuấn Nhân đã có buổi tiếp ông Nicholas Frederick Kolesch, Phó Chủ tịch phụ trách các dự án toàn cầu của Liên minh chấm dứt rác thải nhựa (AEPW) và ông Peter Loach, Giám đốc quốc gia, Tổ chức phát triển Hà Lan (SNV) Việt Nam. [...]

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Another study says efforts to curb plastic waste will not make its goal

A new study from Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation, says current United Nations efforts to halt the growth in plastic consumption and to “bend the curve” on plastics use will not achieve its goal by 2050. The study indicated that a ban on unnecessary single-use plastic products (SUPP) yields the greatest impact, doing more than either [...]

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The EU is cracking down on Plastic. Will others follow?

The EU is playing a leading role in advocating for a high-ambition, legally binding global agreement under the UN process to end plastic pollution. Many of these policies can also be found in proposals submitted by the EU ahead of the May UN session on plastic waste: minimums on recycled content and reusable packaging, limits on the use of labels claiming biodegradability, [...]

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Companies announce the production of solvents made from plastic waste

Clariter, a global cleantech company, and TotalEnergies Fluids, a division of TotalEnergies, have premiered the world’s first sustainable ultra-pure solvent made from plastic waste. Ultra-pure solvents are used in pharmaceutical and other markets that require safe, colorless, odorless, and tasteless products that meet the highest pharmacopeia-standard purity criteria. Producing these solvents from plastic waste not only reduces their environmental footprint [...]

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The world is creating more single-use plastic waste than ever, report finds

The world is producing a record amount of single-use plastic waste, mostly made from polymers created from fossil fuels, despite global efforts to reduce plastic pollution and carbon emissions, according to a new report released The report found that recycling isn’t scaling up fast enough to deal with the amount of plastic being produced, meaning that used products are far [...]

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Lao Cai: A good model to reduce plastic waste in upland markets

Propagating people and small businesses about the adverse impacts of plastic waste, distributing leaflets, and exchanging trash for gifts are practical actions that the “Wet market – Plastic Waste Reduction” model of the Lao Cai Environmental Protection Fund and the Women’s Union of upland districts and towns in Lao Cai province are being deployed to join hands to mitigate plastic [...]

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Quang Nam: Many changes in domestic waste treatment

Currently, the collection rate of domestic waste in Quang Nam province is quite high. Thereby, it contributes to reducing environmental pollution, significantly overcoming the situation of indiscriminate littering into the environment, and eliminating many spontaneous public garbage spots. The People’s Committee of Quang Nam province has recently directed the implementation of a number of urgent environmental treatment projects such as [...]

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Project targeting a plastic waste reduction in the tourism sector

A project on reducing plastic waste in the Vietnamese tourism sector was launched on February 16, with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Vietnam. The project aims to promote the implementation of plastic waste reduction activities in tourism to contribute to protecting the environment and achieving the sustainable development goals of the sector. Communication will be [...]

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Creating a Sustainable Circular Economy for Plastic Waste in Vietnam

On February 8, Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment coordinated with iDE to report the implementation results in 2022 and agreed on a 2023 work plan for the project “Creating a Sustainable Circular Economy for Plastic Waste in Vietnam” The objective of the project is to make a positive contribution to the implementation of the Da Nang – [...]

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96 percent of urban household wastes to be safely processed in 2023

Vietnam targets having 96 percent of urban household wastes collected and processed up to standards this year, said the Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Environmental Pollution Control Department Hoang Van Thuc. Last year, Vietnam’s recycling industry expanded by 11.3 percent annually, placing Vietnam 10th globally in terms of metal, plastic, paper, and glass recycling, laying a [...]

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