Rethinking Plastics News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Vietnam is joining the world’s efforts to formulate a legally binding treaty about plastic pollution, which has become a big menace for the country’s national development.

Stage two of New Zeland's ban on hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics began July 1 and bans the sale of items such as single-use straws, plastic produce bags and labels, and plastic cutlery.

Up to 104,000 single-use plastic bags are distributed by supermarkets every day, equivalent to 38 million bags a year

During the workshop, the pilot activities in Quy Nhon, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long City, were introduced jointly with the non-profit organizations in charge of their implementation. They focused on strengthening the livelihoods of informal waste workers and supporting their recognition and/or inclusion in the waste management systems.Photo: UNDPAttending the online and offline workshop in Quy Nhon were representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam, the Norwegian Embassy in Viet Nam, The Netherlands Embassy, the Department ...

Today, the Prince of Songkhla University, Phuket Campus was the hub to learn and exchange about plastic reduction and